INTERPRETING CRISIS WHILE IN CRISIS (REFLECTIONS ON PSYCHOANALYTIC WORK IN HYBRID WARFARE)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/upj/2023-1-4Keywords:
crisis, psychoanalysis, interpretation, dreams, clarity of thinkingAbstract
The history of psychoanalysis shows that most of the most important psychoanalytic discoveries and innovations in the technique of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic training were created in rather difficult economic and social conditions. Russia’s war against Ukraine is also not overlooked by the domestic and global psychoanalytic community. The psychoanalyst, like his patients, is a part of society and cannot be separated from social upheavals. Emotional experiences of a psychoanalyst in crisis social circumstances, provided that they are interpreted and mastered by him, not only do not harm the analytical work with patients, but will provide new opportunities for interpretation and understanding of their experiences. In this work, I wanted to share my own experience of experiencing the revolutionary events of the end of 2013-2014, which I witnessed, and in some I took a direct part in, to show the dynamics of my own emotional experiences and how they resonated with the experiences of patients, to show the importance of the ability to understand and interpret such experiences. The ability to experience strong feelings and not lose clarity of thinking is the key to the success of a psychoanalyst’s work, and it brings him to a higher quality level of understanding of patients. Chronologically and according to the increasing tension of events, I divided the main part of the work into two acts with a prologue and an epilogue and used quotes from "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" by William Shakespeare, which seemed appropriate to me. Today, many specialists who work with people are experiencing their own crisis and the threat of emotional and professional burnout. I hope that my own experiencing such a double crisis will be useful to my colleagues, and will also show the expediency and effectiveness of psychoanalytic work with patients under such difficult circumstances.
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