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Should you confide in your children? Let them in on the secrets of your private life? Answer questions like "Mum, why did you two quarrel?", "Dad, why did you split up?", "How are the two of you getting along?", "What’s going on in your love life?" The answer:

Imagine you have a bad cold and a fever. What do you normally do? You go to the doctor and get treatment. If someone asks how you are, you say: "Not great, I’ve caught a cold." Perfectly normal, isn’t it? But what would you do if you had trouble communicating, outbursts of anger or a low emotional state? Would you look for help the way you do with your body? Almost certainly not. And yet our psyche needs our attention and care

Inna was one of those clients who take over the initiative straight away, barely noticing that they have taken it over. People like her have "I’m alive!!!" written on their forehead in huge red letters framed with flashing coloured bulbs — and for anyone slow on the uptake or short-sighted, Inna will always demonstrate her enjoyment of life in practice. Not because she has to, but because she simply cannot do otherwise.

Let us look at Chekhov’s story through a counsellor’s eyes and do a little analysis! Chekhov did not invent his stories, he took his ideas from life. With no training in psychology, but with a natural gift for observation and empathy, he understood people’s souls deeply — and you can feel it in his work.