| English term or phrase: began easing her way back into | For insurance reasons (the family insurance carrier defined Jill's problem as "self-inflicted"), she could only stay as a resident of this program for ten days, completing the program on an out-patient basis.
The week after her discharge, she began easing her way back into school. The thought of facing her peers en masse filled her with anxiety. There was also a second danger for Jill: her irrepressible impulse to please, which could make her vulnerable to unwanted sexual attention. She steers clear of romance out of an apprehension she attributes to the friend who lied about her. |
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