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The Return of the Repressed: Pseudonymisation in the Digital Age
How is our online world reshaping the unconscious? This essay insightfully dissects how perceived anonymity online enables the return of repressed impulses, for better or worse. Blending psychoanalytic theory with ethics, it investigates digital self-expression through the veil of pseudonyms. A thoughtful read for understanding technology’s impacts on psychology and society. Continue reading
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Towards a Mindful Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
“While arising from different traditions, psychoanalysis and mindfulness offer complementary windows into the workings of the mind. Psychoanalysis reveals the depths of the unconscious forces shaping personality, while mindfulness illuminates the nature of conscious experience. Integrating these perspectives provides a more holistic understanding of the factors generating suffering and pathways for healing.” Continue reading