In Treatment 3x06

Frances is still having trouble remembering her lines during rehearsal, even though she can quote them verbatim off stage. She’s afraid to come off as frivolous or ridiculous or pathetic complaining about forgetting her lines, about her stage director, about getting older, about not having had sex for two years, and what not. She is comparing herself to her sister who is taking her breast cancer in such great strides. Her teenage daughter seems to prefer her father and aunt over her, and has a boyfriend with whom she may start having sex. She felt her husband would lose interest in her the moment she got pregnant. It is fair to say that Frances is very insecure about herself and needs constant praise for what she does to maintain a sense of purpose. She has faced the loss of her husband (after he had an affair) and of her daughter, now her sister is dying, and the high risk that she may test positive for the breast cancer gene test may mean she might lose her breasts. Paul had called her sister Patricia to show his concern and realized Frances hadn’t been truthful when she told him she had been talking to her sister about seeing Paul. She confesses and promises to talk with Patricia before the next session.