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The Logic of Ambivalence
- Psychoanalysis embraces ambivalence, the simultaneous existence of contradictory feelings.
- This is unlike other fields where contradictions are seen as problematic.
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.
Ask Questions
- Ask questions, even if they seem "dumb".
- Psychoanalysis values exploring seemingly obvious or painful questions.