Political Countertransference
Coping with the Hateful in Patients (Vol. 1, Issue 40)
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Whether resulting from mercury rising, solar flaring, or Shiva dancing, two patients uttered highly troubling remarks during one recent week.
I wondered if someone had cursed my consulting room.
One patient, commenting on the January 7, 2021 insurrection, said:
Those were just a bunch of passionate patriots wearing Halloween costumes and doing nothing.
Ano…