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I'm interested in hearing what exactly you mean by "lay psychoanalysis." Analysis performed by someone who isn't a mental health professional? Analysis performe
by staticautomatic 8y ago
I'm interested in hearing what exactly you mean by "lay psychoanalysis." Analysis performed by someone who isn't a mental health professional? Analysis performed by anyone who never received formal analytic training?
It's an interesting question, whether there is such a thing. On one hand, Freud himself was a lay analyst. On the other hand, there's probably a reasonably large contingent of (orthodox) analysts who would assert that it can't exist for structural reasons (the setting, the lack of payment, the nature of the relationship, etc.).
- theoh 8y agoIt's a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_analysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay_analysis
- staticautomatic 8y agoWho dismisses lay analysts in this sense? Not even analysts do anymore (as evidenced by the acceptance of psychologists into analytic programs). You said not involving a "professional." Freud was talking about physicians.
- theoh 8y agoI just meant that, if you want some kind of psychoanalysis, you don't necessarily need to go the professional route. Medically trained psychoanalysts don't really have a clear advantage over lay analysts in terms of insight.
- staticautomatic 8y agoOh sure. Agreed.