Let’s begin with an unusual question: If you were not your name, your culture, your job, your social media account or maybe even your thoughts; who would you actually be? Feeling a bit uneasy? That’s the point. Every day we wake up and slide into our identity like a coat. ‘I am Me’, we say. But who
At the turn of the 20th century, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler were brought together by a shared passion: uncovering what lies beneath the surface of conscious experience. They began as colleagues, but their paths diverged as each developed a distinct theory of the unconscious. Their theories grew out of clinical observations, personal
Psychodynamic therapy aims to address unconscious thoughts, desires and impulses by bringing them up to the conscious mind of the individual to cope with the underlying issues and maladaptive behaviours as a result of unconscious thoughts. This approach lays its foundation in psychoanalytical theory given by Sigmund Freud. Although, it has evolved in its nature
