"I slept with my mother last night"
"Right...", pause. Mind you, this patient of mine is aged ten, "Any particular reason why?"
"I couldn't sleep"
"Was there something disturbing you, dreams, something that bothered you during the day?" He was reluctant to speak, so I gave him an encouraging look.
"Well, " he hesitated, "There was this one thing, which i kept seeing..."
"In you dreams?" i interrupted.
"Yes, it was a scene, stationary, dark, gloomy. In my room actually, next to the open cupboard where I last week found a family of dead mice."
"I must say you are very well spoken for a ten year old."
"Home taught" He beamed proudly.
"B