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Psychoanalysis has been developed as a highly specialized form of playing in the service of communication with oneself and others. —Winnicott

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About our relationship with time

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Reality comes to us in a raw and unprocessed form, often too intense, complex, or overwhelming for the mind to fully grasp. The mind processes reality, softening it through thought production. Grotstein: What we believe we experience is a kind of virtual reality. a "virtual reality"—a Reality that is "virtued/laundered" by the refractions of light created by fantasy, imagination, illusion, and symbolism. Thinking is a tool for thought production. Sometimes no matter how much you think, nothing comes out of it. Because it is still raw and has time to cook.

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"Leiblichkeit" is a way of looking at the body as more than just something physical—it’s part of how we live and experience the world. Imagine your body as the lens through which you experience everything around you. Your thoughts aren’t separate from your body; they’re shaped by what you feel, touch, and sense. This means your body and mind are always working together. So, in simple terms, the way you experience the world with your body plays a big role in how you think about it.

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In the creative process, holding in mind what something will become and feeling the passion and dedication towards it, can be the most pleasurable aspect of creation.

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"There is an early communication from skin to skin; the skin is the first organ of meaningful exchange. Acts of mirroring movement and words can only develop on the foundational ground of mirroring rhythm, warmth, and touch." Anzieu

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The pain a person feels does not come from the thoughts they think, but from the thoughts they can't think. The thoughts they believe are causing their pain are not the cause, but the result. The thoughts that rise to consciousness take on the emotions of the ones that can't. It's believed that once these thoughts are resolved, the emotions will go away. But they don't. Even when problems are solved, they remains.

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One sees in others the flaws they repress in themselves.

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Psychoanalyst Yolanda Gampell's concept of radioactivity offers a powerful metaphor to help us understand the destructive effects of sociopolitical violence on individuals. Radioactive particles spread through the body, gradually accumulating and causing damage over time. Similarly, the effects of sociopolitical violence can be observed in the human psyche, much like the effects of radioactivity on the body. The first generations directly experience this damage, and the traumas are passed down to future generations. Just as radioactive waste spreads and creates serious problems over the long term, the violence leaves lasting scars on the fabric of society, affecting collective memory and identity.

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does suffering exist outside of resistance?

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"The world judged is not a product. It is the judging alone that is the product. A judgement about the world is a finding, sometimes in the form of a shaping, but what is found is not the finding." Justus Buchler

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No matter who or what we talk about, there is a sense of inevitability that the topic always circles back to us. In a way, we put parts of ourselves out into the world, and in the end, those parts come back to us.

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"Infantilisation takes an acute loss of agency and control and transforms it into a state to be desired and enjoyed." https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/58408/1/why-everyone-except-me-is-an-immature-little-baby-james-greig-adult-babies

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One of the new symptoms in today's world is engaging in genuine (?) conversations with AI. This phenomenon seems to be connected to the deepening sense of loneliness. While many people long for intimate relationships where they can open up as they truly are, they also experience profound insecurity and seem hesitant to invest in forming such relationships. AI serves as both a balm for this loneliness and a defense mechanism against forming connections with real people.

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The early development and vulnerability of a human infant lead to a fundamental sense of helplessness. This helplessness stems from the need for others to survive. This need persists throughout life, mostly reemerges in challenging situations, encouraging us to seek external support and a helping hand. This is one of what directs us towards others and relationships. However, to avoid confronting our vulnerability and dependency, we strive to create conditions where we don't experience it. We attempt to overcome it through wealth, success, high status, and power.

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