Written by Vossie Goosen Blaming and punishing instead of guiding and helping sexually active adolescents is an ages old victimising custom which lets parents, other caregivers, family and broader society off the hook. This custom contributes to the continuing denial of infantile and childhood sexuality which needs to be nurtured and protected rather than acted […]
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Welcome to Psychoanalytic Voice, the official public mouthpiece for the South African Psychoanalytic Confederation (SAPC). SAPC is an umbrella organization that consists of and represents groups of South African psychotherapists.
Mental health, psychopathology and the process of psychotherapy and emotional healing are relevant for everyone. Psychoanalytic thinking does not just happen ‘on the couch’ or in the consulting room. It is part of everyday life. See what SAPC members have written about on Psychoanalytic Voice and follow us on Facebook to keep in touch.
Is the internet good for our mental health?
by Jenny Perkel People these days, if they can afford it, are often more connected to their smart phones, i-pads, and laptops than they are to other living beings. While social networking sites like Facebook aim to connect people in cyberspace, they can actually leave us more physically alone and lonely. Social isolation often […]
Read MoreSeeking the Unconscious Gods
by Henry Meiring Freud placed great emphasis on people becoming consciously aware of previously repressed material during psychoanalysis. Remembering repressed memories or becoming mindful of unconscious material was a central component of Freud’s therapeutic approach[i]. This sentiment was echoed by Carl Jung in stressing the importance of making that which was unconscious conscious in psychotherapy. […]
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