Lives of the Unconscious. A Podcast on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Episode 3: Repression
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Feb 14, 2021 Exploring the concept of repression and its impact on memories and emotions, including a case study of a mother with a feeding disorder. Delving into the complexities of emotional understanding and the therapist's role in therapy. Examining the process of coming to grips with painful histories and the function and impact of repression in mental health.
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Everyday Repression Is Different From Theory
- “Repression” in everyday speech often means motivated forgetting shaped by wishes and feelings.
- The podcast warns this popular meaning is blurrier than psychoanalytic repression.
Mother Who Left The Room After Partner Left
- A mother abandons the room when her newborn cries after her partner leaves, later causing feeding problems and counseling.
- Decades later the adult child discovers records and asks about that difficult period.
Repression Requires Lost Feelings, Not Just Facts
- Repression in psychoanalysis requires that both memory and associated feelings are inaccessible.
- If a person remembers facts but lacks the emotional charge, psychoanalysis does not call that repression.