Unstuck in Time

Abstract

This essay is an individual reflection on an aspect of the analyst’s personal history of loss and developmental trauma, as well as part of a theoretical exploration of the unconscious forces always at play in analytic work. Reflecting on loss and disappointment in the father–son dyad of the past leads to a greater sense of freedom and appreciation for the present.

Keywords:

• development
• loss
• memory
• mourning
• trauma.

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Notes on contributors

Arthur Fox

Arthur Fox, PhD, trained in psychoanalysis at NYU Postdoctoral and the City University of New York. He is adjunct faculty at CUNY and Pace University and teaches Contemporary Freudian Theory at the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis.