Sublime

Based on these observations, object relations theory suggests that early relations between the caregiver (object), the child (subject), and their corresponding affects, form the building blocks of the psyche. If these early relationships were inadequate, or if there was abuse or neglect, a person carries these dynamics unconsciously within him,

Just as surgeons must first learn anatomy, the future “Angst doctor” must first understand the relationship between the one who counsels and the one who is counseled. And, if I am to contribute to the science of such counseling, I must learn to observe the counseling relationship just as objectively as the pigeon’s brain.

three lines of information (i.e., what I hear, what I observe, and my emotional reaction) about a situation in order to synthesize a provisional understanding

Wilfred Bion, a British analyst, long ago described the primitive unconscious group forces that operate beneath and alongside the more rational and conscious group forces.

a game consists of the following sequence of transactions. Person A gives an ostensible message while at the same time giving a hidden message. Person B responds to the hidden message. Person A then switches ego states and has a surprise bad feeling.

The emphasis in our culture is upon doing and achieving. The modern individual is committed to being successful, not to being a person.

Therapy is an invention devised to correct the substantial difficulties we face understanding ourselves, trusting others, communicating successfully, honouring our potential and feeling adequately serene, confident, authentic, direct and unashamed.