Gary's Interview: Gary As An Anti-Social Life

When I first watched the video, I perceived Gary as an anti-social individual. Based on the short video of Gary’s interview, he prefers to be alone, lives by himself, and dislikes communicating with people. In my opinion, I did not find that to be especially odd nor did I receive the impression right off the bat that he might be a danger to himself. Instead of judging Gary, I tried to start where he was. During the interview, I learned that while Gary dislikes communicating with people, he did not appear to be too hung up on his lack of a social life. In fact, he seemed fairly satisfied and comfortable with being by himself. As a result, it was particularly difficult to figure out what Gary’s reasons for attending therapy was besides that his

When asked about relationships and marriage, he commented that his life is OK. Although the therapist did ask closed ended questions where the answer would be either yes or no, Gary did not feel the need to expand on any of the answers related to his social and love life. He appeared to be disinterested. He was disengaged from the interview and his eyes kept wandering. I did not see the therapist, but Gary made little to no eye contact. Gary made no facial expressions and retained a monotone voice throughout the course of the interview. The only times Gary seemed interested was when the therapist asked about his job as a projectionist. He enjoys working as a projectionist and prefers that job because he has his own room secluded from people. When the therapist asked why he chose to decline the position as a projectionist manager, he answered that he did not want to go to the meetings. He feels uncomfortable and strongly desires little communication with people and as a result, he declined the promotion because he prefers to be by himself. Based on the overall therapy session, I feel he is introverted and cannot form meaningful and emotional relationships. For instance, he expressed zero interest in finding a girlfriend and getting married, which suggests his discomfort in forming an intimate relationship with another individual. He feels satisfied with his life and does not feel the need to communicate to anybody. Gary’s rejection of the job offer further contributes to my impression about him. He would rather stay in a small room than be promoted with possibly more benefits and a higher pay and required to have personal contact with