Anchor any and all signs of comfort, optimism, relaxation— anything, in fact, that might prove useful later (as an anesthesiologist, Dr. Hasan is in an ideal position to make use of any anchors he has set when the time comes for him to administer the anesthetic. At the same time, he establishes himself as an anchor through his voice, actions, demeanor, so that simply coming into his presence will fire the anchor and create an appropriate ‘state’ for his patient…another example of what Michael Balint meant by ‘the doctor as drug’. 304