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When Spring Comes: Awakenings in Clinical Psychoanalysis
The seven psychoanalytic case histories in this book are about human transgression and the underlying themes of sex and power. They reveal as much about the personality and methods of their author as about the patients themselves. In contrast to the traditional orthodoxy of Freudian analysis, which favours a neutral stance on the part of the analyst, his style of working is avowedly personal. The result here is a series of dramatic human encounters portraying the pains and passions of the patient, and the exacting but fulfilling role of the analyst. It is a book which shows how the challenge and ordeals of the psychoanalytic process, the caring and sharing that lies at its heart, can help both patient and analyst towards the elusive goal of their own awakenings.
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Published January 1, 1988
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March 27, 2024
A completely MASTERPIECE of psychoanalytical clinical cases.
Masud Khan is well known by his deviant behaviour and he was expelled by Psychoanalysis British Society because of his clinical approach.
Yet, as we can see, besides his violent behaviour towards Luis, we can also appreciate such a moving analysis case like in Bill or Roberts experiences. Let me share a bit of Khan’s thoughts on it.
“In a sense this article is as much my working through a mourning as a case history, written with affection and gratitude for one who will never read it. But the dead live on through those who remember them, as I remember Bill.” (p.16)
Such a beautiful choice of words to remembering a pacient who has passed away.
We can also see smart interpretation and punctuations that only Khan could put up. Like this one:
“He started off by saying: ‘Of course, you want to know about my childhood’, and told, affectlessly, rather bizarre ‘actual’ memories and fantasies from the ages of three, five and eight years (of Khan,1970). He paused, expecting a response from me, and I said simply: what else have you rehearsed to declaim here?” (p.4)
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“He looked vacant, exhausted and opaque. After a while I initiated conversation by saying: 'Yes!?!' He paused, and said: What outrage are you going to commit on me?' I was taken aback by his use of the accusative noun 'outrage'. I gathered my wits, and said: 'It depends on how much you are going to provoke me!' (p.123)
It has been while since I have read a book so good, that truly made me feel something about it. In this Khan’s writing I cried, I got disgusted and I laughed ( a lot). He , indeed, was one in a million psychoanalyst, even though he was a little unethical sometimes.
Masud Khan is well known by his deviant behaviour and he was expelled by Psychoanalysis British Society because of his clinical approach.
Yet, as we can see, besides his violent behaviour towards Luis, we can also appreciate such a moving analysis case like in Bill or Roberts experiences. Let me share a bit of Khan’s thoughts on it.
“In a sense this article is as much my working through a mourning as a case history, written with affection and gratitude for one who will never read it. But the dead live on through those who remember them, as I remember Bill.” (p.16)
Such a beautiful choice of words to remembering a pacient who has passed away.
We can also see smart interpretation and punctuations that only Khan could put up. Like this one:
“He started off by saying: ‘Of course, you want to know about my childhood’, and told, affectlessly, rather bizarre ‘actual’ memories and fantasies from the ages of three, five and eight years (of Khan,1970). He paused, expecting a response from me, and I said simply: what else have you rehearsed to declaim here?” (p.4)
Or like
“He looked vacant, exhausted and opaque. After a while I initiated conversation by saying: 'Yes!?!' He paused, and said: What outrage are you going to commit on me?' I was taken aback by his use of the accusative noun 'outrage'. I gathered my wits, and said: 'It depends on how much you are going to provoke me!' (p.123)
It has been while since I have read a book so good, that truly made me feel something about it. In this Khan’s writing I cried, I got disgusted and I laughed ( a lot). He , indeed, was one in a million psychoanalyst, even though he was a little unethical sometimes.
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