What is Psychoanalysis?
What is Psychoanalysis?
Psychoanalysis is a form of
in-depth psychotherapy for people who may have had unsuccessful attempts
at briefer therapies. Many
people may have found some satisfaction with friends, partnerships, or
work, but discover that they keep running into emotional or functional
limitations that prevent them from achieving their potential in
important areas of their lives.
In fact, certain character attributes that may have developed
earlier in life out of necessity and that may contribute to degrees of
satisfaction in adult life may impede fuller freedom, satisfaction, and
a sense of wholeness or solidness in other areas of their lives.
The more intensive and comprehensive process of psychoanalysis is
often needed to bring about fuller and lasting change and a
greater
sense of personal authenticity.
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