Psychoanalysis opens a space. The analyst takes the position of an attentive listener for you to speak about your unique circumstances and the distress, trouble, suffering that has brought you here ...
What sort of distress?
- It could be repeating behaviours—conscious or unconscious—that at last you want to be rid of
- Or an on-going problem; sexuality; something that has always been present but has become unbearable
- An irruption; the end of a love relationship; grief; illness; a work conflict; a breaking point
- Perhaps issues around the body; agitation; disturbances; eating disorders
- Panic attacks; ill-defined unsettling feelings; addictions; anger
- Or that things have simply stopped making sense
- It could also be feelings of isolation
- A disproportionate sadness
- Being human
- Anxiety