Demonstrative "normality" were in confrontation with his subconscious

The therapist must continually monitor the opposition, which
it occurs with the patient. After all, our reaction is determined not only
consciousness. We are constantly  must ask the question: "how
going through this situation my unconscious?" We must try to understand
own dreams and closely examine yourself with the same
attention with which we study the patient, otherwise we risk to go on false
way. I will try to demonstrate this by example.
 I had a patient, a very well-developed in their minds a woman
but for some reasons I could not establish close contact. First
all went well, but after some time I had the impression that I
not quite right talking about her dreams, what  our conversations have become increasingly
vague. I decided to discuss it with her, the more that it is not
were bound to feel that something was wrong.
 The night before the next session, I had a dream. I was walking on a dirt road
through the late afternoon sun bathed the valley. To my right rose a steep
steep hill. At the top was a castle, on the highest tower of which, on
something of a balustrade, sat the woman. To have a good look at it, I
I had to tilt the head. I woke up from a convulsive pain in the neck. More
in the dream I recognized in this woman the patient.
 And immediately everything fell into place: if in the dream, I had to look at
the patient bottom-up, in fact I think I was looking at her
down. Since the dream is the conscious compensation of the installation. I told her
this dream, explaining its meaning. The situation instantly changed, and the process
treatment went back again into its normal course.
 As a physician, I asked myself, what kind of "news" is my
the patient? What does it mean? Since for me it means nothing, I can't
to find the point of application of the forces and, of course, can't help you
the patient. The treatment gives effect only when the doctor feels
hurt. Only "hurt" heals. If the doctor - "man in armor", he
powerless. So it was in the case which I quoted. Maybe I was raised
faced the same problem that made me take seriously the patient.
It often happens that the patient feels vulnerable place of the doctor, and he
able to help him. This creates a sticky situation - and for the doctor too,
or, more precisely, - for the doctor.
 Every physician should be under control of some "third", the
he finds another, different point  of view. Even Dad has his
Confessor. I always advise psychoanalysts: "Look for a Confessor or
Confessor!" For this role it is better suited women, they often
have a special intuition, they know all the weaknesses of men and all
the machinations of his anima. They are insightful, as fortune-tellers on the maps, and you see things that
than men are not even aware. Probably, therefore, no woman
occurred to me to consider her husband a Superman!

 If someone develops a neurosis, his address to the psychoanalyst
it is understandable and reasonable, but for the "normal" person in this seemingly
there is no need. However, I should note that with the so-called
"normality" I had to do the most amazing experiments. So
a completely "normal" person was one of my students. He was
the doctor came to me with excellent recommendations from my old
colleagues, who worked as an assistant and practice which was later adopted by
him. This man was a normal career, a normal practice,
normal wife, normal kids, he lived in a normal house in a normal
small town,  he got good money and probably normal
ate! But he wanted to become a psychoanalyst. I then said to him:
"Do you know what that means? It means this: first of all you have
to understand himself. If you are not okay, what to say about your
the patient? If you are not convinced yourself, how will you be able to convince the patient? You
- his instrument. And you are your stuff. Otherwise -
save you God! You'll just deceive the patient. So, you have to start with
yourself!" He did not mind, but immediately said: "I Have no problems, I have nothing
to tell you!" I was concerned about it. I said to him, "Well, let's
then we go back to your dreams". He said, "I have a dream." I:
"Nothing, will soon see". Another in his place, probably as early as next
some yeah a dream would be, he couldn't remember anything. So
lasted two weeks, and I even felt somehow uncomfortable.
 At last he dreamt a remarkable dream. He was travelling by rail.
The train did stop somewhere unknown to him. He wanted
look it up and headed to the center. There he saw a medieval building-
looks like it was the town hall and went inside. He wandered through the long corridors,
came in great halls, where the walls were hung ancient paintings and
tapestries. Everywhere were expensive Antiques.
 Suddenly he noticed that it was already dark. "We need to go back to the station",
he thought and suddenly realized that he was lost and did not know where the exit is. In
panic-stricken, he rushed in different directions, but have not met a single person. It
it was strange, and scary. He went faster, hoping at least someone
to meet. But there was none. Then he came upon a large door and
of relief thought: here is the output. But opening it, he got into a huge hall where
it was so dark that it was impossible to discern the opposite wall. Frightened, he
ran through this room, deciding that on the opposite side there is a door and
he will be able to go. Suddenly he saw, right in the center of the room on the floor for something white.
He came closer and found the child two years of age with signs of idiocy on
face. The child was sitting on the pot and daubed themselves with feces. At this point he
screamed in terror and woke up.
 So, all I needed to know it was a latent psychosis! Needs
notice that I was sweating, trying to distract him from this painful
images. I tried to speak cheerfully, and to present you
more safe way, without going into details.
 Sleep meant approximately the following: the journey, in which he
went, - his trip to Zurich. But he did not stay there long. Child
faeces daubed himself, is himself. Things with small children is not
often but sometimes happen. Feces, their color and smell they cause
some interest. City kid, brought up in strict
the rules can easily remember this my fault.
 But the dreamer was not a child he is a grown man. Because the main
his dreams seemed an ominous sign. When he told me
in the dream, I realized that his "normality" had a compensatory nature. It
surfaced just in time - his hidden psychosis could be about to occur. It
it was necessary to prevent. I tried to turn the conversation to something else
the dream, and thus awkwardly squashed the unfortunate experience of a training analysis. We
both were glad to get this over with. I didn't talk to him about his diagnosis,
but he probably felt the approach of panic, he dreamed that his
pursuing a dangerous maniac. Soon he went home and never did
attempts to peer into your subconscious. Demonstrative "normality"
were in confrontation with his subconscious, the opposite tendency would
not so much to develop, much to the destruction of his personality. Such hidden
psychosis - "betes noires" (the nightmare. - FR.) therapists, they are often very
it is difficult to recognize. And in these cases much depends on the interpretation of dreams.
 So we've looked at Amateur psychoanalysis. The
the fact that people far from medicine, study psychotherapy and deal with it
can only be welcomed, but in cases with hidden psychosis they are very
easy to make a mistake. I have nothing against the Amateurs did
psychoanalysis, but on the condition that they do it under the supervision of a specialist.
In every doubtful case the Council they just need. Even
doctor difficult to recognize latent schizophrenia and to pick up
appropriate treatment and the more difficult it is for the layperson. And the
no less is my experience: unprofessional, which for years
doing psychotherapy and took a course of psychoanalysis, something you
I can do this. In addition, practicing psychotherapists and physicians are not so
a lot. It requires long and thorough preparation, quite
wide, and not only a special knowledge - such Luggage have a few.