Ordinary Unhappiness

01: What is Psychoanalysis?

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Apr 1, 2023
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INSIGHT

The Logic of Ambivalence

  • Psychoanalysis embraces ambivalence, the simultaneous existence of contradictory feelings.
  • This is unlike other fields where contradictions are seen as problematic.
ANECDOTE

Childhood Anxiety and the Subject Supposed to Know

  • As children, adults' conversations can create anxiety when we are the subject but lack understanding.
  • This exemplifies the "subject supposed to know" dynamic.
ADVICE

Ask Questions

  • Ask questions, even if they seem "dumb".
  • Psychoanalysis values exploring seemingly obvious or painful questions.
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