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AS-IF<br />

• Acting “As-If” is magical<br />

• No physiological differences between real and<br />

acted emotions<br />

• On coin-toss have spouse act next day as-if<br />

relationship is improving.<br />

• Act as-if chemotherapy were a gift from God<br />

(rather than a poison).<br />

• Act as-if you were happy, etc.<br />

Miracle Question from Solution-focused<br />

Brief <strong>The</strong>rapy<br />

“Suppose that tonight while you are asleep<br />

that a miracle occurs, and the miracle is that<br />

what prompted you to come talk with me<br />

today is realistically solved and resolved.<br />

When you wake up tomorrow morning, what<br />

will have changed in your life? What will be<br />

different? How will you and others know<br />

that the miracle has occurred?”<br />

9/6/2011<br />

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