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When Psychoanalysts Believed in Magic
Sigmund Freud told Carl Jung it was important to keep sexuality at the center of the human psyche, rather than anything spiritualist. By Livia Gershon.
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Review: ‘Labyrinths,’ Emma and Carl Jung’s Complex Marriage
Catrine Clay’s book explores Carl Jung’s tortured soul, his wife’s challenging discoveries and their role in the early years of psychoanalysis. By Jennifer Senior.
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Negative Emotions Are Key to Well-Being
Feeling sad, mad, critical or otherwise awful? Surprise: negative emotions are essential for mental health. By Tori Rodriguez. (May 1, 2013)
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Quick Fix — Real Life
WikiHow is an ever-evolving collection of coping mechanisms. By Naomi Skwarna.
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The way out of burnout
A psychoanalyst explains why for people feeling “burnt out”, simply trying to relax doesn’t always work. By Josh Cohen.
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Realizing You’re a Pedophile Can Make You Want to Kill Yourself
Sexually abusing kids is about the worst thing you can be accused of in our society. The hatred reserved for those who do it is so intense that moral values we otherwise hold sacrosanct can be thrown out of the window in an instant in the rush to condemn. By Paul Willis. (Jan. 5)
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Therapy wars: the revenge of Freud
Cheap and effective, Cognitive behavioural therapy became the dominant form of therapy, consigning Freud to psychology’s dingy basement. But new studies have cast doubt on its supremacy – and shown dramatic results for psychoanalysis. Is it time to get back on the couch? By Oliver Burkeman.
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Desire Is the Truth of It: Jacques Lacan on How to Want Wanting
“What does it matter how many lovers you have if none of them gives you the universe?” – Jacques Lacan (1901-1981)
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