Most of us believe we are afraid of pain, yet more often than not we are afraid of the feelings that might come with it. In psychoanalysis we learn that resistance is not simply stubbornness; it is a protective force, an unconscious attempt to shield ourselves from emotions we imagine would undo us. As Hyman […]
Let’s face it, we are born and raised in materialism. And not only that, nothing seems powerful enough to stop this. My kids are not kids any more. The one is in adolescence and the other one is just about to enter. My wife and I have always tried to control the amount of material
In 1932, amidst a world edging toward another catastrophic war, Albert Einstein wrote to Sigmund Freud with a deceptively simple question: Is there any way of delivering mankind from the menace of war? Freud’s response, later published as Why War?, offers a psychoanalytic lens on humanity’s destructive impulses. While deeply rooted in drive theory and
Transference and countertransference are central concepts in psychoanalysis. These mechanisms (usually unconscious) provide a lens through which the therapeutic relationship can be understood and utilized for growth. They are essential tools for exploring unconscious processes and facilitating emotional transformation. Working through them is the way to go in therapy. Transference refers to the redirection of a
In psychoanalysis feelings are our weapons. Whereas in other fields of mental health (like in psychiatry) covering difficult and unbearable feelings is the optimum result, in psychoanalysis unravelling all those thoughts and feelings is the way to go; and the only way out of it, is through it. The handling of difficult feelings is central
Let’s face it, we are born and raised in materialism. And not only that, nothing seems powerful enough to stop this. My kids are not kids any more. The one is in adolescence and the other one is just about to enter. My wife and I have always tried to control the amount of material
The older I get, the wiser (I believe) I become. Along the way I’ve come to realise over and over again that humanity can be divided into two categories: To those who know how to talk the talk and to those who know how to walk the walk. The majority belong to the first group.
Most people visiting my office for an initial session seek an immediate relief of their emotional suffering. They see in the therapist the magician who would transform their pain once they see him, just like Dorothy and her friends in the Wizard of Oz expected all their problems to be resolved once they find the
Being able to stay with the feelings no matter how difficult they are and not act on them impulsively is a sign of emotional maturity. The easiest thing to do when emotionally burden is to act. And that most of the times proves destructive for everyone involved. It’s an infantile mechanism, that’s what babies do
When Dr. Phyllis Meadow, one of the founding members of Modern Psychoanalysis, was asked in an interview about who should try psychoanalysis her answer was, “Anyone who is willing to look inside.” It might be one of the biggest challenges a man can face, that is to look inside of himself and face whatever is
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