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Sorting People on the Basis of Their Genitalia, Legal Definitions of Madness, Painting the Kitchen, Coconut Milk Panna Cotta and Almond Fruit Tart
I drove to Florence to meet an old friend and his daughter. They had come in this kind of hellish way to spend two days sightseeing in the blistering heat with a billion other tourists. Even Florence is … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Food to make you happy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy
Tagged almond paste, coconut milk, diminished responsibility, gender, genitalia, madness, mango, Michel Roux Jr, misogyny, panna cotta, pay gap, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, sesame seeds, sexism, tuna, vagina, willy
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Birthdays, Pea Soup, Thai Crabcakes, Chocolate Fudge Cake and the Unthought Known
I’ve had two patients this week who’ve been bowled over by realising something they already knew. It’s funny in therapy and analysis that you rarely have huge epiphanies that involve things you’ve never thought about before. All those recovered memory … Continue reading
Slow-cooked beef, terror attacks, parsley salad, double bass strings and Dreams of Donald
Slow-cooked beef, terror attacks, parsley salad, double bass strings and Dreams of Donald Terror attacks, just really briefly. Sorry everyone. I caused them. Apparently. I have been clearly told that – A) I am stupid and it is my failure … Continue reading
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Tagged beef ribs, dates, Donald Trump, double bass, dreams, food porn, ISIS, labradors, love, Nazis, parsley, pomegranate molasses, pomegranate seeds, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, soffrito, street gangs, terror attacks
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Chicken Pastilla, Cherry and Pistachio cake, People who think Everyone Fancies them and Tinder’s men called Glen
Chicken Pastilla, Cherry and Pistachio cake, People who think Everyone Fancies them and Tinder’s men called Glen I hadn’t realised when I posted my last thingy that it was so confessional, or that I was saying anything difficult. I’ve always … Continue reading
Everything cake, Hysterectomy, Being a Therapist doesn’t mean I’m happy, Sorrentino
I was having dinner with a friend at Satura in Lucca (boring restaurant with lots of deep fried stuff) and telling her how weird it is to be having a hysterectomy (soon) and how sad. Only a couple of years … Continue reading
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Tagged bad food, everything cake, hysterectomy, La Grande Bellezza, marriage, menopause, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, Rome, solitude, Sorrentino, The Young Pope, Youth
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“My new wife hasn’t cured me of my grief, loss and depression. Shall I leave her?” Psychotherapeutic advice for real change.
I hardly know where to start as I’m so mixed up and unsettled. Six years ago I married for the second time, after four years alone, which were spent searching desperately for Mrs Right. In 2008, by some good fortune, … Continue reading
Posted in advice, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, bereavement, cure, depression, despair, divorce, grief, loss, marriage, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, relationships, second marriage
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“I think my partner is unfaithful and I keep digging. Am I right?” Advice for Real Change – No quick fixes (sorry)
“My girlfriend and I (both 26) have been together in a long-distance relationship for eight years. It was a dream until she became a successful chartered accountant when she got a job, while I was doing not so well academically. … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, defence, depression, infidelity, jealousy, low self-esteem, marriage, masochism, mother, obsession, Oedipus, psychoanalysis, trust
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“I hate my needy girlfriend but I can’t leave her. Help.” Proper Advice for Real Change.
I am a 30-year-old man in a professional job. My career is going well, but the one thing in my life I am not enjoying is my relationship. My girlfriend, 25, has a beautiful five-year-old daughter, who I adore, and … Continue reading
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Tagged clingy, needy, omnipotent fantasy, power, projection, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, relationships, single mum
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“How do I banish all negative or morally dubious thoughts, please?” Thoughtful Advice from a Psychoanalytic Perspective.
“I am a 34-year-old woman who (probably like many others) lies awake from 2 or 3am most nights. There is a calm but doggedly persistent stream of thoughts, images and scenarios running on a loop in my mind. I think … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, existential angst, false personality, fear of death, greed, marriage, night fears, psychoanalysis, super ego
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“My abusive husband says he’ll kill himself if I leave.” Proper Advice from a Psychoanalytic Viewpoint
At 22, I married a dreadful man and got out after four years. Then I fell in love with a good man for two years and had a nervous breakdown when we split. Then (off work), I met the elder … Continue reading
