#3 On Forgiveness in Religions and in Psychoanalysis

On this installment of Discussions on Psychoanalysis we engage in a conversation on forgiveness. We look at forgiveness from a religious perspective - including the myth of Jonah - and from a psychoanalytic perspective. Among many other questions, we touch on the following: In what ways can we address forgiveness in the therapeutic process? Does morality have a part in the psychoanalytic treatment? How does forgiving oneself is experienced by the patient? And forgiving others? What about the aggressor?

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[0:03] Intro

[01:17] Why we are talking about forgiveness

[03:35] Forgiveness from a religious perspective

[04:45] Pros and Cons of the religious perspective

[06:43] Forgiveness from a psychoanalytic perspective

[15:50] Let's talk about splitting

[17:16] When forgiveness is made harder by psychoanalysis

[20:26] When aggression is happening in a psychoanalytic institute

[21:32] Something that happened to me

[25:28] The necessary dis-identification with the aggressor

[27:07] The myth of Jonah

[32:49] Reading recommendations

[36:23] Ending