Citation

Ergorova L. J. Anal. Psychol. 1999; 44(1): 29-36.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Society of Analytical Psychology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1465-5922.00065

PMID

10071376

Abstract

In this paper I describe my work with a suicidal patient. The patient was a woman who failed to realize her creative potential in a much wished for and unattainable profession of teacher and transferred all her energy and desire for leadership into her family life. The slogan of her life was the pathetic phrase: 'Everything or nothing!' Her views on life differed from those of her husband who, at the age of 48, started a love affair with a 25-year-old woman. In relation to this, the patient became depressed and attempted suicide twice (by poisoning) in two years. From the Toxicology Department she was referred to the Psychiatric Department where she was treated as an out-patient.

Language: en

Keywords

Dreams; Extramarital Relations; Female; Humans; Imagery, Psychotherapy; Marriage; Middle Aged; Object Attachment; Psychotherapy, Group; Suicide, Attempted