In this brief interview, Dr. Caroline Williams explains that encouraging people to view the patches positively relies on having a genuine conversation. She stresses that understanding an individual’s personal history is crucial; when a person sees how the patches align with their past experiences, the recommendation feels logical and supportive. The dialogue helps the individual recognize the relevance of the patches, making acceptance more natural.
Tell us, how would we get people to try to understand that, that this is actually a positive thing for them?
I think it's really just having a conversation around that. I think in this situation, um, where this happened with one individual where it was very clear that that was going on, once we had a dialogue and a conversation, then, you know, it made sense because it made sense to that person and because they had a history. Right. They had this history. And so understanding, oh, okay, well, this certainly supports what we're talking about. Right. And, and, you know, they had a history. I mean, that also had everything to do with why the patches were recommended for them.
Exactly.
Right. Because they had a history of challenges and were not getting better. And so this, in my, in my opinion, had everything to do with Why that wasn't happening. Because when your system is so overwhelmed and overloaded to such a degree that you would respond that way, uh, that's been building for a really long time. And it wasn't getting better, like, on its own. It— that, that needed to be addressed. And so how that person responded was evidence of that. Yeah. And so I feel like it's just— it's— it just requires that, is having a dialogue around that to have a deeper understanding of what's going on.
