Meanwhile, the adult subject of scapegoat syndrome is a person with permanently suppressed emotionality and a slightly reduced cortical inhibition tone. This physiological state, similar to that induced by asceticism, facilitates the access of transcendental information to consciousness. There are moments in these people's lives when they begin to cry out to God for help. A wordless Voice appears in their mind, warning or advising. It soon becomes clear that these messages were based on knowledge of various circumstances of which the person could not have been aware.
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In our difficult task, it is extremely beneficial when the therapist himself manages to achieve some ability to utilize this Voice of Good Counsel, already mentioned in connection with scapegoats. It warns against errors in planning and executing therapy and sometimes advises on the best path. Therefore, it is appropriate to advise PT [pleno titulo] colleagues to try to reflect on this problem and find this phenomenon within themselves. Then it will also be easier for us to encourage others to use it similarly for their own good and in their own affairs. This would also be the best outcome, freeing people to solve their own problems.
In a somewhat broader sense than mentioned in the chapter on scapegoat syndrome, and in relation to most patients, we can discuss this subtle issue.
"Socrates, do not do this," this wordless Voice accompanies us all subconsciously, but only in a few does it easily reach consciousness. Many people use it positively, although this happens subconsciously. In some, subconscious reflexes of opposition to this Voice have become ingrained. Only in a few people are it clearly conscious. However, despite these differences, all of us, both therapists and their patients, are not well-tuned to its reception.
