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Citation |
Lamprell M. Br. J. Psychother. 1994; 10(3): 331-343. |
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(Copyright © 1994, John Wiley and Sons) |
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Abstract |
In this paper the writer follows the changing meaning of the word ?emptiness? used by a patient in her therapy over a period of several years. He finds that it is possible to witness the journey in the therapy from a state of not-being, described as ?emptiness? at the beginning of the therapy, towards a feeling of loss, later in the therapy, when ?emptiness? takes on a new meaning. This journey can be seen to be linked with a developmental process from a perception of omnipotence and fusion towards a feeling of being separate. |