Though subtle, speech and writing are physical acts. Perhaps thought is not. I don't know any practicing therapists, but the self and the ego are very differen

Though subtle, speech and writing are physical acts. Perhaps thought is not. I don't know any practicing therapists, but the self and the ego are very different things in the freudian/jungian framework. Having a precise language - regardless of the framework - can be very helpful for gaining productive detachment. But in fiction language transcends itself and enters the realm of image and dreams, where we might encounter the psyche as soul again, without the -ology.