Citation

Ferguson H. Psychoanalytic Perspectives 2018; 15(1): 122-126.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018)

DOI

10.1080/1551806X.2018.1396137

PMID

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Abstract

This essay is an individual reflection on the analyst's personal history of loss and trauma, as well as part of a theoretical exploration of the unconscious forces always at play in analytic work. The death of a father by suicide and a patient's uncanny intuition lead to the "expulsion" and resolution of a family secret. Copyright © 2018 National Institute for the Psychotherapies.

Language: en

Keywords

memory; development; trauma; loss; mourning