Hermitix Lacanian Psychoanalysis with Bruce Fink
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Jul 24, 2024 Bruce Fink, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, discusses Lacanian psychoanalysis, the unconscious mind, symptom resolution, power dynamics in therapy, rise of therapy normalization, desire in psychoanalysis, and challenges of reading Lacan's work.
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Why Therapy?
- People seek therapy to alleviate suffering, often after trying other methods like drugs or meditation.
- They may want to understand themselves better, but concrete suffering is the primary motivator.
Suffering and the Unconscious
- Suffering often arises from conflict between the unconscious and the ego or an idealized self-image.
- For Lacanians, language structures the unconscious, as Lacan suggested.
Beyond Symptom Recognition
- Don't stop at just noticing symptoms; psychoanalysis can resolve them, leading to significant change.
- A good personal analysis experience and effective training foster optimism about analytic efficacy.