#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