“I Barely Ate Today”: Psychoanalytic Reflections on Friends Who Brag About Eating Less
It’s a familiar scene: sitting with friends, someone casually mentions they’ve “hardly eaten all day,” or they boast about skipping lunch. The comment is often...
A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Weight Watchers: A Journey into the Complexities of Control, Identity, and Desire
In recent decades, Weight Watchers (now rebranded as WW) has emerged as one of the most prominent weight loss programs worldwide. It offers a structured...
The Crypto Unconscious: Bitcoin, Fantasy, and the Desire for Escape
In recent years, cryptocurrencies—especially Bitcoin—have become more than just technological innovations or speculative assets. For many, they represent a profound cultural and psychological phenomenon. From...
Sweet Escape: How Chocolate Can Mask Our Feelings, and How to Find Our True Taste
Chocolate. The temptation that calls to us when we’re stressed, sad, or even happy. But why? The answer, as complex as it may be, can...
“Perfect Hunger”: Eating Disorders, Egotism, and the Optimization of the Self
“The ego is not master in its own house.” — Sigmund Freud, Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis (1917) In the consulting room, the theme often arises...
The Art of Goodbye: Ending Therapy as a Psychological Rite of Passage
In a culture that often celebrates beginnings, endings are frequently avoided, rushed, or dismissed. But in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy, how we end is as...
“Chasing the High: The Addictive Longing for Happiness in Eating Disorders and Addictions”
In the consulting room, we often hear a familiar refrain—spoken or unspoken—by patients struggling with eating disorders or addictions: “If only I could feel good...
“Sitting Through Silence: Countertransference, Apathy, and the Frozen Time of Eating Disorders”
In the analytic work with patients suffering from eating disorders, we often encounter a peculiar emotional atmosphere. Sessions may be filled with silence, precision, and...
What Is Perversion? Between Structure, Stigma, and Symbolic Transgression
The term perversion has always occupied a complex, and often controversial, place in psychoanalytic theory. Originally formulated within a medical and legal context, it was...
The Modern Alchemy of Parenthood: What It Takes for a Couple to Have a Baby Today
The decision to have a baby. In earlier times, it seemed like a natural progression—almost inevitable. Find love, settle down, and create a family. The...