<i>Craic, duende</i> and conversational trances
The family have begun to suspect that, at times, I may drift off to faraway places. This may also happen in the consulting room in the late summer afternoons. A retreat occurs into the deep recesses and lacunae of the cerebral hemispheres. I can be woken from this fugue-like state when the conversat...
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| Language: | English |
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2013-04-01
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| Series: | South African Family Practice |
| Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/3758 |
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| Summary: | The family have begun to suspect that, at times, I may drift off to faraway places. This may also happen in the consulting room in the late summer afternoons. A retreat occurs into the deep recesses and lacunae of the cerebral hemispheres. I can be woken from this fugue-like state when the conversation stops, or the tone of the enquiry alters and there are signals that a response is required. Those of us who are members of the school of advanced daydreaming know the rules. |
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| ISSN: | 2078-6190 2078-6204 |