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THE EMERGENCE OF HOPE THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING KNOWN: FINDING ONE'S TRUE SELF IN THE GROUP
Author(s) -
Menzies Diana
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
british journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1752-0118
pISSN - 0265-9883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0118.2001.tb00023.x
Subject(s) - psychology , stern , context (archaeology) , group (periodic table) , self , social psychology , psychoanalysis , developmental psychology , paleontology , chemistry , organic chemistry , marine engineering , engineering , biology
This paper explores the emergence of hope from hopelessness in an analytic group. It is proposed that hope is an innate feature of every child but that for hope to flourish one's True Self must be known. The experience of being known is described in terms of Stern's subjective self and the sharing of experience. This is then related to the group analytic context and specific features which might allow hope to emerge therein. The only time I felt hope was when you told me you could see no hope, and you continued with the analysis.