He had asked to work with me twenty-one years ago. I refused. When he asked why, I told him I thought he was paranoid and that he was incapable of working with me. He had seen several therapists in the interim all of whom left him with a feeling that something was lacking.
Today he asked [...]

11) Does your question seek what pleases you while excluding what displeases you?
12) Is your question a disguise for wishful thinking?
13) Do you assume that you already possess the apparatus to assimilate an answer?
14) Does your question mask a desire for power or to thwart power?
15) Does your question mask a desire to discuss, unload, [...]

MATURITY
One might think it is self-evident that children are childish. Yet, I have often heard the admonition, “Stop being childish” from well-meaning parents. Upon registering this, the child quickly mimics or adopts the enjoined “adult” behavior. The adult is pleased to see the appearance of maturity. The child is pleased that [...]