Opinion The patient is 36 years old male, living with his wife and his two children in a caravan at a refugee camp. There he has his six brothers with their families living there as well. First and before I met him, his complaint was the pain he was suffering caused by the brutal way he had treated by militia. He's been shot right to his hip, what causes pelvic fraction and weakness in his right leg nerves. All of that prevented him from functioning in his daily basics activities. The patient

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... s a computer engineer and his wife was a psychological councilor and now she is teaching children at the camp's primary school. I and a GP were a team, we passed to check on the patient and he had been examined by the GP who prescribed a tonic that might help with his weak nerves. As for me as a psychologist I centered on his reactions and body language .He was so much in deep pain. I tried to broke the ice and drift away his silence, by asking him few questions about his health while taking a detour to his psychological state. We chatted for about 10 minutes and I noticed tears in his eyes. I asked him if it relieves him to talk to a trustful person who can help him to insight his pain. He nodded and burst into tears. I explained and assured him that all what he will say is so confidential between us and he can trust and rely on me to help him out of his sadness. At this point I noticed how eager he became to talk about the experience he had been through, for he clutched on his silence with either friends, relatives or anyone who contact with him. Now, seems it's time for me to find a key to his pain, so I started. "I'm feeling all the pain inside you and I promise to provide help, support and trust whatever the issue is and never mind the time it takes. I'm here with you and for you and be sure the quality of your sayings will half the burden you are carrying. I'm all ears". The patient sighs and with eyes full of tears he started talking and he said: I had my degree in Information Technology when I was 21 years old and I joined a grand IT company as a computer engineer.