Month: December 2017
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But attacking myself is something I deserve!
“A patient uses massive self-attack. She sees it now and the function and costs. But she is not willing to let go of it. Instead, she follows with a “but” and argues why the self-attack, in her case, is justified and appropriate. Is this just a rationalization I can interrupt and ask for feelings toward…
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Somatic symptoms
“When are somatic symptoms due to anger turned inward (repression) versus “sympathy symptoms”, expressions of guilt and sympathy with the loved other? Are the symptoms both an attack on the self and an expression of unconscious guilt? What is the best way to understand this issue of self-attack versus guilt as seen in somatic symptoms?”…