#3 On Forgiveness in Religions and in Psychoanalysis

Discussions On Psychoanalysis

On this installment of Discussions on Psychoanalysis we engage in a conversation on forgiveness. We look at forgiveness from a religious perspective - including the myth of Jonah - and from a psychoanalytic perspective. Among many other questions, we touch on the following: In what ways can we address forgiveness in the therapeutic process? Does morality have a part in the psychoanalytic treatment? How does forgiving oneself is experienced by the patient? And forgiving others? What about the aggressor? Share with us your comments or questions directly at [email protected] or on twitter https://twitter.com/DiscusOnPsycha Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/249668092601494/ SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-296153775 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discussions-on-psychoanalysis/id1454139315 [0:03] Intro [01:17] Why we are talking about forgiveness [03:35] Forgiveness from a religious perspective [04:45] Pros and Cons of the religious perspective [06:43] Forgiveness from a psychoanalytic perspective [15:50] Let's talk about splitting [17:16] When forgiveness is made harder by psychoanalysis [20:26] When aggression is happening in a psychoanalytic institute [21:32] Something that happened to me [25:28] The necessary dis-identification with the aggressor [27:07] The myth of Jonah [32:49] Reading recommendations [36:23] Ending