thumb sucker

Miller 2022-09-22 03:40:32

Personally, I think this is a film about growth and healing. Justin couldn't give up his thumb-sucking habit until he was 17 years old. This action can give him a sense of security and satisfaction. In order to cure him, his dentist hypnotized him, subconsciously turning his thumb into a yellow lotus, and the bitter taste of the yellow lotus broke his routine and he began to become restless. His whole life started to go wrong, he couldn't concentrate in class, and he was even a little dazed. The doctor prescribed a lot of drugs to him, and the drugs became another thing that reassured him. He led his debate team to the state competition with drugs. He also gave up taking drugs because the opponent mocked him as an addict. He lost the game and retired from the debate team. In Justin, we see the confusion of adolescence in terms of academics, the doubts about family relationships, and the confusion in ignorant love. But his self-control got him an offer from New York University and confirmed that her mother was not cheating, she loved the family and her two children. In fact, parents play a very important role in a child's growth. Justin has always complained that his father did not provide him with specific solutions every time he had an accident. He also thought that his mother did not love his father. In this family not happy. But what I see is that her mom has a very deep tolerance and understanding for him, I think we sometimes really need to look at things from a different angle, like Jo said, I have to pretend to be normal in front of you, all the people are worried about you. Who has no pressure in his heart, there is no perfect person. Maybe not everything we need to find an answer to, not everything has a perfect solution. Makes us proud and proud that we can live without answers. At the end of the film, Justin sucked his thumb and had a sweet dream, and since then he has been in the beautiful process of pursuing his ideal. At any time in life we ​​will encounter all kinds of problems, there will always be something that will bring us a sense of security, we rely on him for a period of time, I think this is not pathological, just the pillar of our heart and a sustenance. As long as we have a certain degree of self-control and isolation for this thing, I think we will all grow up well. Time is the best medicine? He will heal all the wounds and allow us to live a better life.

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  • [Justin see's Dr. Perry for the last time in his new office before leaving off to college]

    Justin Cobb: What happened?

    Dr. Perry Lyman: What do you mean?

    Justin Cobb: This place. It looks a little depressing.

    Dr. Perry Lyman: I don't know, I... I guess I stopped trying to be anything. I accepted myself and all my human disorder. You might wanna do the same. Do you remember when you were like, 13 or something, you were... You were always doing an impression of a newsman.

    Justin Cobb: [chuckles] I did?

    Dr. Perry Lyman: You were quite good.

    Justin Cobb: Sorry.

    Dr. Perry Lyman: If that's what you want to do, New York is the perfect place for you. Make the contacts, knock on doors.

    [Dr. Perry lights a cigarette]

    Dr. Perry Lyman: Get the right haircut, take voice lessons. Might work. Then again. You'll have to deal with a lot of fear.

    Justin Cobb: I just came here for a checkup.

    Dr. Perry Lyman: Really? Justin, I'm sorry if I contributed to any feelings of shame you may have about your thumb. I've been reading up on it. Medically, psychologically, there's nothing really wrong with thumb sucking.

    Justin Cobb: I don't think I can agree with that.

    Dr. Perry Lyman: No, really. Look. Justin... there was nothing wrong with you.

    Justin Cobb: It felt like everything was wrong with me.

    Dr. Perry Lyman: That's 'cause we all wanna be problemless. To fix ourselves. We look for some magic solution to make us all better, but none of us really know what we're doing. And why is that so bad? That's all we humans can do. Guess. Try. Hope. But, Justin, just pray you don't fool yourself into thinking you've got the answer. Because that's bullshit. The trick is living without an answer. I think.

    [both chuckle and laugh]

    Dr. Perry Lyman: [Dr. Perry chuckles and lights another cigarette] I think.

  • [Justin lays back in the chair of his dentist who suggests a way to help him stop his thumb sucking condition]

    Dr. Perry Lyman: It's time we were honest with each other.

    Justin Cobb: Yeah?

    Dr. Perry Lyman: I don't wanna fix your teeth all over again. It's time to confront the underlying issue.

    Justin Cobb: What do you mean?

    Dr. Perry Lyman: I know what your problem is. It's an understandable habit. In fact, what's strange is that people ever quit. It's nature's substitute for your mother's breast. How were you fed as a baby? From a bottle?

    Justin Cobb: I can't remember.

    Dr. Perry Lyman: Any tension at home? Anxiety? Any bad memories?

    [Justin has a flashback of playing little league and missing the catch of a high fly ball]

    Justin Cobb: No conscious ones.

    Dr. Perry Lyman: We never remember the big ones anyways. Some dumb babysitter holds your mouth shut so she can watch soap operas in peace. At 40 you wonder why you can't stay married. There's only so much I can do with traditional orthodontics. Justin. Justin. Are you ready to let go of your thumb?

    Justin Cobb: Why are you talking like that?

    Dr. Perry Lyman: Answer my question.

    Justin Cobb: What are you gonna do?

    Dr. Perry Lyman: I wanna try hypnosis.

    Justin Cobb: [Justin smiles wanting to laugh] No way.

    Dr. Perry Lyman: Yeah. Really, I've seen it do wonders. Just try and relax. The more relaxed you are, the deeper we can go. Focus on the moon in the painting.

    [Dr. Perry points to the painting behind him on the wall of his office]

    Dr. Perry Lyman: [Dr. Perry turns out his office lights and lights a candle] Sense of peace... like a white light... fills your body. Imagine the white light... filling your feet... and your legs. Then your torso. Then your head. Imagine you're on a path. You're deep in the forest. A shaft of light illuminates a wild animal.

    [Justin see's the image of a male deer with antlers]

    Dr. Perry Lyman: This is your power animal. See it. Study it. When you feel like sucking your thumb, I want you to call on your power animal. Call it now.

    Justin Cobb: [Justin whimpers out loud] Come here.

    Dr. Perry Lyman: Do it in your mind. Whenever you feel afraid, alone, call on your power animal. You're not alone. You're not afraid. You don't need your thumb. And your thumb doesn't need you.

    [Justin wakes up]

    Dr. Perry Lyman: Justin, from now on, your thumb will taste like Echinacea.

    Justin Cobb: [Justin asks before leaving Mr. Perry's office] What's your power animal?

    Dr. Perry Lyman: That's personal.