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Reply to Reflections by Lewis

Reply to Reflections by Lewis The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2007, 67, (381–384) © 2007 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis 0002-9548/07 $30.00 www.palgrave-journals.com/ajp Lisa Horelick and Janet Rivkin Zuckerman DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ajp.3350039 Reading the thought provoking commentary to our paper by Jeffrey Lewis (2006) for the fi rst time was like a re-enacted, lived experience of our topic; that is, the intrusion of an unexpected response was, by its sheer surprise, disruptive as we left behind our own place of comfort and self-consciousness struck ( Zuckerman and Horelick, 2006 ). We are happy to report, however, that our reactions did not end there. As we reached Lewis ’ conclusion, we realized that we had, in fact, palpably impacted each other through the act of openly and honestly sharing our subjectivities and shortcomings. Yes, this was one more opportunity to “ practice the art of being imperfectly human ” (p. 369) with one another. We suspect that Lewis ’ interest in responding to our article emanates from his identifi cation with the material presented. We assume he shares both our fascination with extra-analytic encounters along with our commit- ment to de-mystify them. It is, in fact, our fervent desire to inspire others in our fi http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2007 by Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
Subject
Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis
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0002-9548
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1573-6741
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10.1057/palgrave.ajp.3350039
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The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2007, 67, (381–384) © 2007 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis 0002-9548/07 $30.00 www.palgrave-journals.com/ajp Lisa Horelick and Janet Rivkin Zuckerman DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ajp.3350039 Reading the thought provoking commentary to our paper by Jeffrey Lewis (2006) for the fi rst time was like a re-enacted, lived experience of our topic; that is, the intrusion of an unexpected response was, by its sheer surprise, disruptive as we left behind our own place of comfort and self-consciousness struck ( Zuckerman and Horelick, 2006 ). We are happy to report, however, that our reactions did not end there. As we reached Lewis ’ conclusion, we realized that we had, in fact, palpably impacted each other through the act of openly and honestly sharing our subjectivities and shortcomings. Yes, this was one more opportunity to “ practice the art of being imperfectly human ” (p. 369) with one another. We suspect that Lewis ’ interest in responding to our article emanates from his identifi cation with the material presented. We assume he shares both our fascination with extra-analytic encounters along with our commit- ment to de-mystify them. It is, in fact, our fervent desire to inspire others in our fi

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Published: Nov 13, 2007

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