[lbo-talk] denial

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed May 4 17:05:28 PDT 2005


joanna wrote:


>Also interesting that they completely misunderstand what the
>"therapy" is about. It's not about unearthing secrets. There are no
>secrets. There are only feelings that haven't been felt and
>experiences that haven't been processed. The safe therapeutic
>environment and the paying atention allows that to happen. The focus
>on "interpretation" is just something that intellectuals like to
>chew over. It doesn't really make all that much difference.

Yeah. The interpretation part is fine if you're working on a text. If you're doing therapy, it's about a very powerful emotional experience. I spent years analyzing myself, with dubious success. But spending five years with a shrink was an entirely different ball of wax. Made me a happier and better person, I'd say. Hell, I don't even flame Jerry Levy anymore.

Doug



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