TheMainMan25
01-15-2007, 04:29 PM
The scene opens in a brightly lit office. In the background is a window that spans the entire length of the office, revealing the Miami skyline. The camera pans down to reveal a brown desk with a sign that reads “Dr. Virginia Hardin, MD”. The camera pans out and we see Dr. Hardin- a very attractive woman in her early forties, dressed in an expensive looking blouse. She is holding a pen and the corner of her mouth and a pad of paper in her lap. She uncrosses, then re-crosses her legs, and gets a little more comfortable in her seat.
Dr. Hardin: So.
The camera circles around to reveal Michael Maddox sitting on a couch directly opposite of Dr. Hardin. He’s dressed rather comfortably with a black blazer over a red t shirt. He squints slightly- the sun is in his face, and he hates sunglasses.
Maddox: So?
Dr. Hardin continues to look at Maddox silently.
Maddox: I…guess that you want me to go first?
Dr. Hardin smiles politely and nods an affirmative.
Maddox: Ok, well, uh… I don’t really know where to begin.
Dr. Hardin: How about at the beginning?
Maddox: Ok. Well, a few years ago I had a head injury, a pretty serious head injury. I was in a coma for a month. I came to a few years later, and-
Dr. Hardin: Wait, I thought that you just said that you were only in a coma for one month?
Maddox: Well, I was. I woke up, well, not really. You see, for a few years, I was walking around as another person.
Dr. Hardin leans back in her high, leather chair, and chews on the end of her pen.
Maddox: For years I was someone different. And then one day, I woke up to find my life completely upside down.
Dr. Hardin: I see. Tell me, Michael, Does your family have a history of mental illness, Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Dementia, or drug abuse?
Maddox: Absolutely not. Well, I…I mean, he, has done some recently. But I was clean before he got out again.
Dr. Hardin: But these symptoms didn’t start until after your head injury?
Maddox: No, they didn’t.
Dr. Hardin: Schizophrenia is not common after serious head trauma. But neither is it unheard of. But with today’s pharmacology there’s no reason for you to continue living with those symptoms any longer than you need to.
Maddox: Whew, that’s good news.
Dr. Hardin: Yes, but my main concern is this: How do I know that the person that I’m talking to is the “real” you?
Maddox: What do you mean? Of course, it’s the real me!
Dr. Hardin: Are you sure? Tell me about your life before the incident that caused your injury.
Maddox thinks as hard as he can….and comes up with nothing.
Maddox: I can’t think of anything.
Dr. Hardin: In all fairness, it could be memory loss due to your injury.
Maddox (worried): Or it could not.
Dr. Hardin: That’s a possibility (looks at her watch). I’m afraid that’s all the time we have for today. I’m going to give you a choice. I can write you a prescription for Zyprexa- an anti-psychotic that should curb any symptoms that you currently have, or you can continue to see me once a week. If your condition was caused by a head injury, it is possible that your brain may heal itself and the symptoms will go away on their own.
Maddox: Why don’t you write me the prescription. I’ll keep coming to see you and if I’m not getting any better in a reasonable amount of time, I’ll take them.
Dr. Hardin: Fair enough. I also see here in your file that you’re a professional wrestler. Is that correct?
Maddox: That’s correct.
Dr. Hardin: Have you given any consideration to taking a leave of absence? The repeated trauma to your head can’t be doing any good for your condition.
Maddox: I can’t. I have bills to pay, and a match coming up this week against a guy that I know absolutely nothing about.
Dr. Hardin: Ok, but try not to get hit in the head, for your own sake?
Maddox: Believe me, if what I’ve heard about this guy is any indication then the only way that I’ll get hit in the head is if I trip and fall.
Dr. Hardin: Just remember what I said.
Maddox: I will. Thank you for your time.
Dr. Hardin: No problem at all. So, I’ll see you next week, same time.
Maddox: Same time.
Dr. Hardin writes the prescription for Maddox and hands it to him. He takes it and heads to the door. As he leaves one thought repeats itself throughout his mind: “Are you sure that this is the real you?” And for the first time, Michael isn’t sure. And it scares him. But he shakes the thoughts away. He has to prepare for his upcoming match. A bad showing would shake whatever confidence that he has built with Carlos after When World’s Collide, and that simply can’t happen.
Dr. Hardin: So.
The camera circles around to reveal Michael Maddox sitting on a couch directly opposite of Dr. Hardin. He’s dressed rather comfortably with a black blazer over a red t shirt. He squints slightly- the sun is in his face, and he hates sunglasses.
Maddox: So?
Dr. Hardin continues to look at Maddox silently.
Maddox: I…guess that you want me to go first?
Dr. Hardin smiles politely and nods an affirmative.
Maddox: Ok, well, uh… I don’t really know where to begin.
Dr. Hardin: How about at the beginning?
Maddox: Ok. Well, a few years ago I had a head injury, a pretty serious head injury. I was in a coma for a month. I came to a few years later, and-
Dr. Hardin: Wait, I thought that you just said that you were only in a coma for one month?
Maddox: Well, I was. I woke up, well, not really. You see, for a few years, I was walking around as another person.
Dr. Hardin leans back in her high, leather chair, and chews on the end of her pen.
Maddox: For years I was someone different. And then one day, I woke up to find my life completely upside down.
Dr. Hardin: I see. Tell me, Michael, Does your family have a history of mental illness, Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Dementia, or drug abuse?
Maddox: Absolutely not. Well, I…I mean, he, has done some recently. But I was clean before he got out again.
Dr. Hardin: But these symptoms didn’t start until after your head injury?
Maddox: No, they didn’t.
Dr. Hardin: Schizophrenia is not common after serious head trauma. But neither is it unheard of. But with today’s pharmacology there’s no reason for you to continue living with those symptoms any longer than you need to.
Maddox: Whew, that’s good news.
Dr. Hardin: Yes, but my main concern is this: How do I know that the person that I’m talking to is the “real” you?
Maddox: What do you mean? Of course, it’s the real me!
Dr. Hardin: Are you sure? Tell me about your life before the incident that caused your injury.
Maddox thinks as hard as he can….and comes up with nothing.
Maddox: I can’t think of anything.
Dr. Hardin: In all fairness, it could be memory loss due to your injury.
Maddox (worried): Or it could not.
Dr. Hardin: That’s a possibility (looks at her watch). I’m afraid that’s all the time we have for today. I’m going to give you a choice. I can write you a prescription for Zyprexa- an anti-psychotic that should curb any symptoms that you currently have, or you can continue to see me once a week. If your condition was caused by a head injury, it is possible that your brain may heal itself and the symptoms will go away on their own.
Maddox: Why don’t you write me the prescription. I’ll keep coming to see you and if I’m not getting any better in a reasonable amount of time, I’ll take them.
Dr. Hardin: Fair enough. I also see here in your file that you’re a professional wrestler. Is that correct?
Maddox: That’s correct.
Dr. Hardin: Have you given any consideration to taking a leave of absence? The repeated trauma to your head can’t be doing any good for your condition.
Maddox: I can’t. I have bills to pay, and a match coming up this week against a guy that I know absolutely nothing about.
Dr. Hardin: Ok, but try not to get hit in the head, for your own sake?
Maddox: Believe me, if what I’ve heard about this guy is any indication then the only way that I’ll get hit in the head is if I trip and fall.
Dr. Hardin: Just remember what I said.
Maddox: I will. Thank you for your time.
Dr. Hardin: No problem at all. So, I’ll see you next week, same time.
Maddox: Same time.
Dr. Hardin writes the prescription for Maddox and hands it to him. He takes it and heads to the door. As he leaves one thought repeats itself throughout his mind: “Are you sure that this is the real you?” And for the first time, Michael isn’t sure. And it scares him. But he shakes the thoughts away. He has to prepare for his upcoming match. A bad showing would shake whatever confidence that he has built with Carlos after When World’s Collide, and that simply can’t happen.