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The examined life

how we lose and find ourselves

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An edition of The examined life (2013)

The examined life

how we lose and find ourselves

First American edition.

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In his work as a practicing psychoanalyst, the author has spent the last twenty-five years uncovering the hidden feelings behind the most baffling human behavior. This book distils more than 50,000 hours of conversation into pure psychological insight without the jargon. At its core, this book is about one ordinary process: talking, listening, and understanding. Its stories unveil a delicate self-portrait of the analyst at work and show how lessons learned in the consulting room can reveal as much to the analyst as to the patient.

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W.W. Norton
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English
Pages
225

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Case studies Psychoanalysis Psychology Psychoanalysis, case studies nyt:science=2014-08-10 New York Times bestseller New York Times reviewed Philosophy and ethics Psychoanalysis--case studies Psychology--case studies Bf173 .g755 2013b 150
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The examined life: how we lose and find ourselves
2013, Chatto & Windus
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2013, W.W. Norton
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Table of Contents

Beginnings.
How we can be possessed by a story that cannot be told --
On laughter --
How praise can cause a loss of confidence --
The gift of pain --
A safe house --
Telling lies.
On secrets --
On not being in a couple --
A passion for ignorance --
On intimacy --
The bigger the front --
Loving.
At home --
How paranoia can relieve suffering and prevent a catastrophe --
On the recovery of lost feelings --
Why parents envy their children --
On wanting the impossible --
On hate --
How lovesickness keeps us from love --
Changing.
How a fear of loss can cause us to lose everything --
How negativity prevents our surrender to love --
On losing a wallet --
A change in the family --
Why we lurch from crisis to crisis --
On being boring --
On mourning the future --
How anger can keep us from sadness --
On being a patient --
Going back --
On bearing death --
Leaving.
Through silence --
On closure --
On waking from a dream.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
150.19/5
Library of Congress
BF173 G755 2013, BF173G755 2013, BF173 .G755 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 225 pages ;
Number of pages
225

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL26276732M
ISBN 10
0393079546, 0393349322
ISBN 13
9780393079548, 9780393349320
LCCN
2013004066
OCLC/WorldCat
828834151

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Work ID
OL17672874W

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