Psychoanalysis and the unconscious
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Psychoanalysis and the unconscious
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Dark feelings will haunt us until they are expressed in words
Continued mental growth requires dealing with alexithymia, or the inability to express emotions through words or images
by Tom Wooldridge
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History and philosophy of mental health
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For Donald Winnicott, the psyche is not inside us but between us
For Donald Winnicott, your psyche isn’t just in your head – it emerges from your relationships with others and the world
by James Barnes
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Difficult emotions
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How to stop emotional eating
Whether compelled by an inner void, loneliness or boredom, psychoanalysis can help you understand why you seek comfort in food
by Nina Savelle-Rocklin
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Drugs and psychedelics
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To learn from a psychedelic trip, explore the dreams that follow
Psychedelic experiences, properly digested, offer opportunities for change – and the dreams that follow them can help
by Mackenzie Amara
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History of psychology and psychiatry
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How a Viennese genius (not the one you think) understood penis envy
Karen Horney’s challenge to Freudian psychosexual theory helped me say ‘penis’ without flinching in my Cairo classroom
by Heba Yosry
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Psychoanalysis and the unconscious
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The power of slow therapy, revealed in two pioneering memoirs
Two therapy memoirs by Lucy Freeman, an overlooked mental health pioneer, remind us of the value of slow, convoluted therapy
by Elliot Jurist
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Psychoanalysis and the unconscious
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Three ways to get in touch with your Shadow self
Jung believed we all have a Shadow self. Facing up to it could help you live more fully and be more forgiving of others
by Ruth Williams