Megan nodded sympathetically as Cuddy talked. "It is exhausting," she agreed. "It's very exhausting. Being the partner of someone going through something as troubling as Greg is very hard."
She stopped talking when Cuddy suddenly stood up. She could see Cuddy needed a moment to herself, so Megan gave her that respect. She looked over at House instead. He had his chin resting against his knuckles, watching Cuddy walk across the room. He looked away when he realised Megan was looking at him. He'd listened to her explanation of PTSD and while he identified with everything she'd said, and had had it explained to him by Megan herself in previous therapy sessions, he didn't feel any better knowing that he'd hurt Cuddy regardless.
He didn't know what to say to Cuddy now, either. Megan could see he was feeling guilty and she wanted to explain to him that guilt wasn't going to make anyone feel any better. But then Cuddy was turning back to her and speaking.
"You have nothing to be sorry about," she assured Cuddy with a small smile. "And this is about you. This affects you just as much as it affects Greg, even if you're not the person suffering what he's going through. That's why I thought it was important that you come in today."
She motioned for Cuddy to resume her seat because she had something else to suggest to Cuddy. Once she had sat back down, Megan turned more towards her. "How would you feel about attending a support group for partners of those going through things like what Greg is going through?" she asked. "A lot of the times, all the focus is put on the patient and getting the patient better. Oftentimes, the partner of the patient, the family members, are forgotten. When I say forgotten, I mean people forget that this impacts the patient's loved ones in a big way. You said that you can't keep everything inside and that's true. And maybe being in the company of others who'd understand what you're going through would help. You'd be able to talk out your feelings with others who'd understand what you're going through in their own way.
"We run a support programme here once a week, on Thursday nights. It starts at about 7.30, goes for about an hour. It's led by one of the clinical psychologists who work here. Most people turn up at around 7 for coffee and to have casual chat beforehand, to have time to relax. Do you feel that would be something you might be interested in attending?"
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She stopped talking when Cuddy suddenly stood up. She could see Cuddy needed a moment to herself, so Megan gave her that respect. She looked over at House instead. He had his chin resting against his knuckles, watching Cuddy walk across the room. He looked away when he realised Megan was looking at him. He'd listened to her explanation of PTSD and while he identified with everything she'd said, and had had it explained to him by Megan herself in previous therapy sessions, he didn't feel any better knowing that he'd hurt Cuddy regardless.
He didn't know what to say to Cuddy now, either. Megan could see he was feeling guilty and she wanted to explain to him that guilt wasn't going to make anyone feel any better. But then Cuddy was turning back to her and speaking.
"You have nothing to be sorry about," she assured Cuddy with a small smile. "And this is about you. This affects you just as much as it affects Greg, even if you're not the person suffering what he's going through. That's why I thought it was important that you come in today."
She motioned for Cuddy to resume her seat because she had something else to suggest to Cuddy. Once she had sat back down, Megan turned more towards her. "How would you feel about attending a support group for partners of those going through things like what Greg is going through?" she asked. "A lot of the times, all the focus is put on the patient and getting the patient better. Oftentimes, the partner of the patient, the family members, are forgotten. When I say forgotten, I mean people forget that this impacts the patient's loved ones in a big way. You said that you can't keep everything inside and that's true. And maybe being in the company of others who'd understand what you're going through would help. You'd be able to talk out your feelings with others who'd understand what you're going through in their own way.
"We run a support programme here once a week, on Thursday nights. It starts at about 7.30, goes for about an hour. It's led by one of the clinical psychologists who work here. Most people turn up at around 7 for coffee and to have casual chat beforehand, to have time to relax. Do you feel that would be something you might be interested in attending?"