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Encountering the Hysterical Absolute

Peter Rollins - The Archive

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The Limits of Self-Help and Identity

This chapter examines the shortcomings of conventional advice and self-help in personal transformation, focusing on the gap between knowledge and action in life choices. It critiques the reliance on identity labels from psychological diagnoses and advocates for the deeper self-exploration that psychoanalysis offers, contrasting various therapeutic discourses and their impact on the patient-analyst relationship.

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