Citation

Menzies D. Br. J. Psychother. 2001; 18(2): 227-237.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1752-0118.2001.tb00023.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper explores the emergence of hope from hopelessness in an analytic group. It is proposed that hope is an innate feature of every child but that for hope to flourish one's True Self must be known. The experience of being known is described in terms of Stern's subjective self and the sharing of experience. This is then related to the group analytic context and specific features which might allow hope to emerge therein. The only time I felt hope was when you told me you could see no hope, and you continued with the analysis.