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Psychoanalysts' Pain Tolerance

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Psychoanalysts' Pain Tolerance

An Incomplete Review of Practitioner Capabilities (Vol. 2; Issue 3)

Alan Michael Karbelnig, PhD
Feb 2, 2022
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Psychoanalysts' Pain Tolerance

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As the searing burn of the abrupt termination described last week slowly heals, the incident logically calls for a review of the personal qualities required for practicing depth psychotherapy. As usual, any listing of attributes, traits, talents, or abilities will necessarily be incomplete. And, yet, certain qualities—the capacity to tolerate pain, to e…

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