Most people don’t understand the loneliness of the analyst. After all, we are never alone. Every forty-five (or fifty) minutes the bell rings and, like good Pavlovian subjects, we respond. Whatever just transpired, be it inspiring, unexceptional, or tragic (among many other possibilities), we ready our minds for the next occupant. We are rented by the hour, a circumstance that links us to the oldest profession. Constantly partnered, we are yet in danger of a form of loneliness that, at least in my experience, can be acutely painful. Writing offers me one of the very few effective balms.

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写作治疗

大多数人不理解分析师的孤独。毕竟，我们从来都不孤单。每四十五（或五十）分钟钟声就会响起，就像优秀的巴甫洛夫主题一样，我们会回应。无论刚刚发生什么，无论是鼓舞人心的、平凡的还是悲剧的（在许多其他可能性中），我们都会为下一位乘客做好准备。我们是按小时租用的，这种情况将我们与最古老的职业联系在一起。不断地合作，我们仍然处于一种孤独的危险之中，至少在我的经验中，这种孤独可能是非常痛苦的。写作为我提供了极少数有效的香膏之一。