The Analysand’s Tale

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Most accounts of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy have been written by therapists, from a professional point of view.In this book the published stories of several analysands--those receiving analysis--over 100 years have been collected for purposes of comparison; some have been written by therapists in training, but others are by patients not involved in the profession. A number are complaints about malpractice, or of failures to make a difference to their condition, and a common factor in most has been a discordant agenda between analyst and analysand. Where analysands have felt that they have gained transforming benefit from the therapy, those gains are frequently ascribed to the relationship with the therapist, rather than the practice or technique which they may have criticized. Collected together they make stimulating reading and raise interesting issues about the nature of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, and the healing function of the process.

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Morley prelims correx 12/8/06 3:41 PM Page i I CHAPTER TITLE 111 2 3 4 5 6 711 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 211 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 911 . THE ANALYSAND’S TALE Morley prelims correx 111 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 711 8 9 20 1 2 3 4 511 6 7 8 9 311 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 911 12/8/06 3:41 PM Page ii Morley prelims correx 111 2 3 4 5 6 711 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 211 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 911 12/8/06 3:41 PM Page iii THE ANALYSAND’S TALE Robert Morley Morley prelims correx 111 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 711 8 9 20 1 2 3 4 511 6 7 8 9 311 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 911 12/8/06 3:41 PM Page iv First published in 2007 by Karnac Books Ltd. 118 Finchley Road, London NW3 5HT Copyright © 2007 Robert Morley. The right of the Robert Morley to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with §§ 77 and 78 of the Copyright Design and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A C.I.P. for this book is available from the British Library ISBN-10: 1 85575 437 1 ISBN-13: 978 1 85575 437 9 Edited, designed and produced by The Studio Publishing Services Ltd, www.publishingservicesuk.co.uk e-mail: [email protected] Printed in Great Britain 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 www.karnacbooks.com Morley prelims correx 111 2 3 4 5 6 711 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 211 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 911 12/8/06 3:41 PM Page v CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix ABOUT THE AUTHOR xi INTRODUCTION xiii PART I: TWO CONTRASTING STORIES 1 CHAPTER ONE Prelude 3 CHAPTER TWO Marie Cardinal 7 CHAPTER THREE Rosie Alexander 29 CHAPTER FOUR Discussion 43 PART II: PATIENTS OF FREUD AND JUNG WRITE 49 v Morley prelims correx vi 111 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 711 8 9 20 1 2 3 4 511 6 7 8 9 311 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 911 12/8/06 3:41 PM Page vi CONTENTS CHAPTER FIVE Prelude 51 CHAPTER SIX The Wolf-Man 59 CHAPTER SEVEN HD (Hilda Doolittle) 81 CHAPTER EIGHT Dr Joseph Wortis 105