Joker's Probation

The story is about four blokes attending a therapy group headed by a doctor with the intention of helping them towards a normal and fulfilled life. In the group the men discuss their problems using the language of poetry while the doctor speaks in proverbs and clichés.

There is a similar scenario in the film One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s nest, but I personally have never attended such a group. My inspiration came from an assertiveness course I attended after recovering from a relapse while my confidence was low. The class consisted of six or seven others in similar situations and together we played out scenarios to help with dealing with aggression.

I learnt from the course there’s no such thing as being under or over assertive, your either assertive or your not.