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On forgiveness

On forgiveness BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS On Forgiveness from anxiety or guilt over hating is often accompanied by depressive feelings of The early months of therapy had center- self-prostitution. ed around helping the patient know and The possibility of forgiveness renders express his feelings about old resent- hate finite and temporary. With the ments and hatreds which he had syste- possibility of forgiveness, hate cannot matically excluded from his awareness. annihilate but can only temporarily an- The patient was at first not aware of esthetize the loving part of the sell in how enraged he was over the therapist's relation to the hated person. With the casual announcement of his forthcom- possibility of forgiveness comes the ing vacation. During the exploration of possibility that the hated person may the patient's anger which followed, the again become someone to love, and therapist inquired, "Can you forgive thus the experience of hate is more tolerable. Loving behavior following a me?" The usually depressed patient was nearly overcome with joy: genuine act of forgiveness may be ac- companied by a feeling of joy. Entering therapy was for me like Learning to know the possibility of entering a dark tunnel, a tunnel filled forgiveness might well be http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

On forgiveness

Stolorow, Robert D.
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis , Volume 31 (1): 2 – Mar 1, 1971
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Springer Journals
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1971 The Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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1573-6741
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10.1007/BF01872316
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BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS On Forgiveness from anxiety or guilt over hating is often accompanied by depressive feelings of The early months of therapy had center- self-prostitution. ed around helping the patient know and The possibility of forgiveness renders express his feelings about old resent- hate finite and temporary. With the ments and hatreds which he had syste- possibility of forgiveness, hate cannot matically excluded from his awareness. annihilate but can only temporarily an- The patient was at first not aware of esthetize the loving part of the sell in how enraged he was over the therapist's relation to the hated person. With the casual announcement of his forthcom- possibility of forgiveness comes the ing vacation. During the exploration of possibility that the hated person may the patient's anger which followed, the again become someone to love, and therapist inquired, "Can you forgive thus the experience of hate is more tolerable. Loving behavior following a me?" The usually depressed patient was nearly overcome with joy: genuine act of forgiveness may be ac- companied by a feeling of joy. Entering therapy was for me like Learning to know the possibility of entering a dark tunnel, a tunnel filled forgiveness might well be

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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Mar 1, 1971

Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis

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