But I Could Hurt Someone … Commentary on Michael Shoshani (Rosenbaum's) Dare to be Human

Abstract

Dr. Shoshani (Rosenbaum) works to establish an environment in which Daniel can nurture his need and ability to sustain relatedness. Together they generate, on a pre-symbolic level, a patterned way of being with each other. This shared implicit relationship sustains Daniel's growth but, I believe, also works to mask both the presence of aggression and awareness of the absent father. Specifically, I am interested in exploring the analyst's use self in the implicit domain, as this moves to restrict, or expand, the range of affective experience lived in the analytic space.