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Trauma and the Real

In my post on Lacan’s concept of the Real I highlighted the fact that the Real can be seen as an effect of the Symbolic order as opposed to being ‘outside’ of it, which still seems to be a commonly held notion amongst many Lacanians.1 But how does this relate …

Beyond meaning

Many people come into therapy because they have questions and they are looking for answers.  ‘Why do I feel so bad?’  ‘Why do I seem to keep repeating the same mistakes in my life?’  ‘Why do I keep going from one abusive relationship to another?’  ‘Why and how did it …