Citation

Abbasi A. Psychoanal. Q. 2022; 91(2): 209-238.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Wiley-Blackwell)

DOI

10.1080/00332828.2022.2097795

PMID

36036944

Abstract

The author focuses on some of her experiences as the COVID-19 pandemic began and her retrospective understanding of those experiences. She describes having drawn on memories from her early life to arrive at this understanding; she discusses how this process has allowed her to move past certain countertransferential obstacles in her clinical work during the early days of the pandemic and to listen to her patients with more optimal analytic attentiveness. The author also discusses concurrent sociopolitical events, such as Donald Trump's presidency and George Floyd's murder, and how these impacted her analytic work. Illustrative clinical vignettes are presented.

Language: en

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic; immigration; analytic frame; countertransference; COVID-19 vaccines; George Floyd; racism; remote analysis