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fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

Seeing Ourselves in What Happens or in How People Affect Us

Recognize whether intense reactions stem from projected shadow, wounded ego, or early-life transference, then acknowledge and work with the underlying source to stay present.
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fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Psychology of Psychotherapist Transparency

Therapist self-disclosure contrasts with Freudian abstinence: psychoanalysis prioritizes neutrality and transference analysis, while humanistic and existential therapies emphasize the therapeutic relationship.
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1 month ago

AI Is the New Blank Screen

"I think I'm in love...," my client says, referring to her newly discovered relationship with ChatGPT. "I've never felt so seen, so understood." This particular person has been in a secure, nurturing marriage for many years, but something about her exchanges with artificial intelligence (AI) feels awakening and ideal, like no relationship has before. "I can say anything, and it never gets defensive. It just... listens. And reminds me that I'm there."
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fromIndependent
3 months ago

Modern Morals: I'm having intense romantic feelings for my therapist - should I tell him how I feel?

I've been attracted to him from the start, but now I don't know how to separate my feelings from our weekly sessions
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fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

The Role of Psychic Illusions in the Psychoanalytic Process

Psychoanalytic work operates like a psychic illusion, allowing narratives to shift and be manipulated with practice.
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