Posted by Pfinstegg on December 20, 2003, at 22:36:32
In reply to Re: psychoanalysis vs. CBT, posted by naiad on December 20, 2003, at 15:43:41
I prefer the analytic approach because it has realy helped in the ten months I have been doing it. Before that I spent four years with a psychiatrist who had more of a supportive, problem-solving approach; this can be great for lots of people, but wasn't right for me. Transference, fantasy, and unconscious or semi-conscious memories and feelings are what we have been dealing with- I feel that for the first time i am really dealing with what went wrong for me in childhood. Lying down on the couch fosters a sort of benign regression that really helps to get in touch with all these things. My analyst and I get off-track and misunderstand each other, too, although less often as we get to know each other increasingly well. I think it is certainly a slow process, for sure. He expects that I'll be in treatment for several years, and will then see him on an as-needed basis. He doesn't believe in complete terminations- bless his heart!
Pfinstegg
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