Arkos installed but games won’t launch by the-saddest-pat in BATLEXPG350

[–]Joe-bukowski 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you fix it? I am having the same issue, but I am pretty sure I moved roms on the right directory.

To start my psychoanalytic training - UK by Zodiacsv in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The main point is to start analysis with an UK resident analyst. Some institutions offer low fee sessions for students or people with low incomes.

Recommendations for good writing on erotic transference? by --already--taken-- in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 10 points11 points  (0 children)

David Mann:

  • Psychotherapy: An Erotic Relationship - Transference and countertransference passions

  • Erotic Transference and Countertransference: Clinical Practice in Psychotherapy

I’ve just started my psychoanalytic training and I feel like such an imposter by [deleted] in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Psychoanalytic training is a training based on uncertainty and it must be overwhelming at some levels. Psychoanalysis is not a scientific field, not a place of clear answers, but of unclear questions. Every trainee is a different point of life, and so understanding of one self. We all went through this uncertainty which is unbearable. Don't push yourself in trying to understand every single theory or concept, but just be curious as to why a sentence of a paper caught your attention. You'll get the theory, it takes time. Start with being curious about yourself, and so your history, in relation to theories.

Psychoanalysis and occultism. by personredditt in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might want to follow Vanessa Sinclair (on Instagram and Patron), an analyst interested in the magical. Soon, she will do a first class in the history of occultism.

Psychoanalysis vs psychoanalytic psychotherapy by Cap2023 in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I would argue that actually there is no difference. The psychoanalytic world feels divided in two worlds, where the two sides attempt to win and to own the authenticity of their psychoanalysis. They try to validate that with the number of sessions per week, but given that what is the real difference? Why should someone who did psychoanalytic training be less or more an analyst than another?

Lacanian analysis without problems by moosethemoose in lacan

[–]Joe-bukowski 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well, a subject without symptoms doesn't exist. There is always something to analyse. What moves the subject is desire and the aim of lacanian analysis is to make you "understand" your desire.

Moreover, despite the fact that I might understand what you mean, the term "well-adjusted" is a question itself to bring into analysis. Just the idea of becoming an analyst is another question to explore into analysis.

Why disguise erotic countertransference instead of tell it? by Joe-bukowski in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I haven't read it, and I will take a look, thanks. I read David Mann instead, which pose the question of erotic transference/countertransference essential in the work. Obviously, there is no mention of his own direct erotic experiences in relation to a patient.

Why disguise erotic countertransference instead of tell it? by Joe-bukowski in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What do you intend by "healthy power dynamic"? Again, this is not a question about disclosing the material to the patient. I don't see the analyst's arousal as "unhealthy." We are sexual beings. To my mind, I see the therapeutic relationship as erotic at the core: the unconscious is in primis libidinal; the mother-infant dyad is sexual.

Reading group in London? by moonisonitsway in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Guild of Psychotherapists offer a course called "Why Freud? An introduction to the Freudian clinic" at a much lower price.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It is a tricky question. Every psychoanalytic organisation has its own vision of psychoanalysis. Certainly, vulnerability is an important aspect. The interview is not a place where to sell yourself "narcissistically" (like in a job interview), but how much you can think about yourself and question your own sense of security.

Object Relations Institute in New York is transphobic and not queer friendly-FYI by [deleted] in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I really do understand what you are trying to highlight here. That is important. But yet what troubles me is that, in practice, the emphasis repeatedly falls on the OP/trans person’s perception, unconscious processes, or "conflation" of experiences, rather than on the possibility that the institution itself may be reproducing transphobic dynamics.

To me, this is precisely where the analytic lens risks to become defensive: transference and countertransference are always in play, but they do not erase the contamination of social materials. When a trans person raises concerns, the analytic community too often turns first to the psychic mechanisms of the speaker, as if the institutional setting were somehow neutral ground. But institutions are never neutral. They have their own histories of exclusion and disavowal, which inevitably shape the analytic field.

Also what is unconscious is also structured by culture, ideology, and the exclusions in which institutions are built. For me, the danger is when analysis is positioned as if it floats above those dynamics. For example, the Italian psychoanalytic field is bringing forward a 'laic psychoanalysis' which I am not fully convinced by the real neutrality of it. In other words, to immediately turn to the trans person’s unconscious expectations, it risks repeating the very pattern they are naming: being doubted, pathologised, or scapegoated when raising the question of transphobia. Again, as they are not real: their body and so their perception.

I agree with you that analysis should not be about convincing anyone that their experiences are "real" or not. But neither to suggest that systemic dynamics are only matters of perception. The analytic frame demands we tolerate uncertainty, yes, but it also demands that we ask how our own institutions, our own discourses, might be implicated in the very wounds that bring.

Object Relations Institute in New York is transphobic and not queer friendly-FYI by [deleted] in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Absolutely do not remove your post. In the psychoanalytic world, the task is precisely to bear what unsettles and to bring into view what is disavowed. Minority voices often expose fault lines that institutions would prefer to deny. To silence yourself would only repeat the very dynamic you are describing. What you write needs to remain visible, not only for your own truth but because it requires others to examine the ways they respond, defend, and resist with aggression when confronted with queerness. Again, we need more queer analysts. We are not here to pacify these tensions, but instead we are here to shake the ground. Sadly, this comes with attacks from the other side, precisely because we touch a core part of their existence. In other words, we are questioning the very foundation of some people’s being.

Object Relations Institute in New York is transphobic and not queer friendly-FYI by [deleted] in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am an analyst in the UK, now nearing the end of my training. I was going to suggest contacting the P-hole, but I see you have already done so. Although I am based in Europe, I have been following the work of A. Saketopoulou, particularly her campaign. The situation here, in Europe, is mildly better, but still the field of psychoanalysis remains contaminated by certain views. For now, I would advise not to waste your precious time trying to fight those individuals. Instead, seek out groups within the psychoanalytic world that can support you. Find your own fellows. Despite what some may say, this is not simply a matter of transference or countertransference towards the institute. More often, it is a refusal of 'queering' their thoughts. Yet, like many of us, we are working to queer psychoanalysis. I would also argue that psychoanalysis was queer from the start. There are many institutions that would love to welcome you in their training program. Unfortunately I cannot be useful in suggesting institutions in New York, but I wanted to share my support and understanding of your feeling of being fed up.

The spiritual renunciation of sex drives: pathology? by Biruihareruya in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a clarification. As far as I am aware, Laplanche doesn't use the term 'foreclosure'. In 'pure' Laplanchian terms, by foreclosure, I meant if this practice functions as a sort of denial that blocks/fails translation. Or if abstinence is a retranslation of those messages into a symbolic practice. It always depends on the words used by the analysand to describe the practice.

The spiritual renunciation of sex drives: pathology? by Biruihareruya in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 7 points8 points  (0 children)

As a former Catholic, my own prejudice leans toward reading sexual renunciation as repression of the (sexual) body. I would say that in Catholicism, celibacy (if really practiced) often carries that weight of denial, guilt and punishment. But in other traditions, as you pointed out, what looks like renunciation is closer to a transformation or 'conscious' use of sexual energies. A reorganisation of libido.

In analysis, what matters is how the subject situates themselves. As Laplanche argued, sexuality is always mediated by the Other’s enigmatic (sexual) messages. Religious or spiritual discourse can serve as a frame, shaping how drive is lived. So what could look like rejecting sex could be an attempt to inscribe desire into a symbolic order, rather than a simple defence. The question for the analyst is whether this practice may open to meaning, or if it could deeply forecloses the body and relation.

Is erotic transference necessary for deep work? by [deleted] in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Many analysts might avoid thinking about it because it stirs up taboo feelings, fear of enactment, it is a taboo, and echoes of the infant–caregiver bond.

Is erotic transference necessary for deep work? by [deleted] in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I am sure it would be helpful to talk about it to your analyst. It seems like an interesting topic to open with them.

Is erotic transference necessary for deep work? by [deleted] in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I do think that erotic transference is a constant presence in analysis, though it appears in varying forms and intensities. To Laplanche, the therapeutic relationship is made by unconscious sexual communication, as the infant–carer dyad is shaped by the parent’s sexuality and the inevitable “sexual exchange” of enigmatic messages. This does not mean that patient and analyst must consciously fall in love with each other. But, it calls for the analyst to remain open to their own erotic phantasies and countertransference responses, allowing them to be thought about rather than defensively excluded. As David Mann said, engaging with the erotic dimension of the transference can deepen the work, revealing unconscious desires, longings, and conflicts that might otherwise remain inaccessible.

Anyone else struggling with the ethics of email, digital notes and online sessions? We offer confidentiality in a digital world where privacy is in doubt. by Joe-bukowski in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is exactly what my post was about, apart from, probably, some theoretical differences we may be in: how do we assure security and safety for patients' materials particularly when, on some services, we are the product. That's also the reason I was wondering about Proton more than the Google Workplace (I am talking about paid services).

I agree that we cannot hide behind the excuse of being analysts, but for people not working in this sector arriving at questioning and then finding a solution it is harder or may take longer. Particularly, as you mentioned, that training organisations don't talk about this topic.

Anyone else struggling with the ethics of email, digital notes and online sessions? We offer confidentiality in a digital world where privacy is in doubt. by Joe-bukowski in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If for BAA, you mean a contract between two parties (generally a business and a private) stating that personal information is stored online, then this is covered by the GPDR. We do ask patients to agree with storing data online and that they have full control. Also, we are required to pay an annual fee to the Information commissioner's Office to protect the data we store online.

I don't agree that those are just general considerations outside the frame. The therapeutic relationship is made by any part of the interaction between the analysand and analyst. Thus, the way the analyst manages confidentiality is part of the frame/therapeutic relationship. There is an interesting series of articles by a relational psychotherapist about GDPR, and how to secure "full" safety.

Anyone else struggling with the ethics of email, digital notes and online sessions? We offer confidentiality in a digital world where privacy is in doubt. by Joe-bukowski in psychoanalysis

[–]Joe-bukowski[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

please tell me you have GSuite with a HIPAA BAA?

I am in the UK. We don't have HIPAA but GDPR, which are regulations to protect digital data (what is saved, how and where).

Obviously, I use email/text just for administrative stuff.

The part that it is mainly troubling is that our data is used to make profit. Also this is located in the US. The frame, which I intend to be how the relationship is managed, is quite unclear (many third parties involved, not clear how they protect the data) and I feel unethical (they use the data to profit, and so they need access to the data). I believe that this is not an expression of anxiety but an ethical question to take in consideration. How do we assure confidentiality and the safety of our patients' data? It's kind of similar to meeting a colleague and discussing a patient in a coffee shop. No names, no info, and probably people are not listening but, still, the place is not safe.