Psychoanalysis is that mental illness for which it regards itself as therapy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Psychoanalysis claims to heal the mind but often acts as a diagnosis of illness.
- In plain terms
- Therapy sometimes treats normal thoughts as problems to fix.
- What can you take from it?
- Be skeptical of solutions that create their own problems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does help become a problem?
- How do you know if therapy is working?
Another view
Not all psychoanalysis is self-referential or harmful.
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