Anorexia Nervosa und Bulimie in der psychotherapeutischen Praxis: Verantwortung, Kooperation und therapeutische Grenzen
Essstörungen wie Anorexia nervosa und Bulimia nervosa stellen in der psychotherapeutischen Praxis besondere Herausforderungen dar. Insbesondere für Therapeut:innen in privater Niederlassung ist es wichtig, ihre...
The Silent Storm: Unpacking the Psychological Links Between High Blood Pressure, Obesity, and Eating Disorders
High blood pressure, obesity, and eating disorders—three seemingly disparate health issues—are often treated separately in medical contexts. However, when examined through a psychological lens, the...
The Final Act: What Happens When Therapy Ends and Relationships Change?
Therapy is often a transformative journey, a space where individuals confront their deepest fears, unresolved conflicts, and emotional wounds. But what happens when the therapy...
The Fear of Being Forgotten: Love Bombing, Attachment, and the Shifting Dynamics in Relationships
Relationships are complex, filled with a mix of love, desire, fear, and sometimes, unspoken insecurities. One of the deepest fears many of us carry is...
Diarrhea of the Mind: The Psychoanalytic Exploration of Binge Eating, Obesity, and the Lack of Containment
Binge eating disorder (BED) and obesity are often portrayed simply as problems of willpower or lack of discipline. However, from a psychoanalytic perspective, these issues...
“Goodbye, I’m Off to Change My Life”: On Manic Flight, Therapy Endings, and the Fear of Mourning
“The manic defence is the denial of psychic reality through action, excitement or omnipotent denial.” — Melanie Klein (1935) “Today is my last session. I’ve...
„You’re Leaving Me? Then I’m Leaving You“: On Holidays, Rage, and Repetition in the Analytic Frame
“There is no such thing as a baby — there is only a baby and someone.” — D.W. Winnicott (1947) “You’re on holiday? F* you...
The Hollow Hour: On Doing, Being, and the Fear of Nothing
“I must have a dark side also if I am to be whole.” — Carl Jung “I do things just to do them—because inside, I...
„Warten auf den echten Patienten: Warum tiefenpsychologische Therapie Abstinenz voraussetzt“
Einleitung Suchterkrankungen stellen in der psychodynamischen Psychotherapie eine besondere Herausforderung dar. Immer wieder entsteht der Wunsch, „trotzdem“ sofort eine tiefenpsychologische Bearbeitung innerer Konflikte zu beginnen....
„Glanz statt Hunger: Designerhandtaschen als unbewusste Botschaften bei Essstörungspatientinnen“
Einleitung Ein eigenartiges Phänomen fällt immer wieder in der klinischen Arbeit mit Patientinnen (und zunehmend auch Patienten) mit Essstörungen auf: Trotz oft schwerer körperlicher und...