There is a a couple in a living room. The man is sitting in a recliner and is feverishly taking notes on a notepad. The woman is in the middle of the room and standing waist high in a hole she has and she holds a shovel full of dirt and is looking back at her husband who appears to be talking.
It is unusual for anyone to be digging a hole in the middle of a living room.
Why is the woman digging a hole in the middle of a living room? What is the man either saying or writing down on his notepad?
During next week's session, we'll have you paint yourself into a corner.
scene: a therapist office description: There is a a couple in a living room. The man is sitting in a recliner and is feverishly taking notes on a notepad. The woman is in the middle of the room and standing waist high in a hole she has and she holds a shovel full of dirt and is looking back at her husband who appears to be talking. uncanny: It is unusual for anyone to be digging a hole in the middle of a living room. entities: Digging, Shovel. caption: During next week's session, we'll have you paint yourself into a corner.
To "dig yourself into a hole" (literally depicted) is an idiom that has the same meaning as "paint yourself into a corner": to put yourself in a difficult situation. Either the patient does this during sessions because of emotional problems, or the therapist prescribes literal idioms: either way, the idea of this sort of therapy session is funny.