Analytic process and dreaming about analysis

Abstract

Dreams about the analytic session feature a manifest content in which the analytic setting is subject to distortion while the analyst appears undisguised. Such dreams are a consistent yet infrequent occurrence in most analyses. Their specificity consists in never reproducing the material conditions of the analysis as such. This paper puts forward the following hypothesis: dreams about the session relate to some aspects of the analyst's activity. In this sense, such dreams are indicative of the transference neurosis, prefiguring transference resistances to the analytic elaboration of key conflicts. The parts taken by the patient and by the analyst are discussed in terms of their ability to signal a deepening of the analysis.

Gemstone of analysis: Significance of interpretation of dreams in analytic process

“…У цьому сенсі такі сни свідчать про невроз перенесення, попередньо визначаючи опір переносу до аналітичної розробки ключових конфліктів. Частини, взяті пацієнтом та аналітиком, обговорюються з точки зору їх здатності сигналізувати про поглиблення аналізу [15].…”

Freud's Dream Interpretation: A Different Perspective Based on the Self-Organization Theory of Dreaming

“…Unconscious communications between the patient and analyst may be reflected in dream content as either the day's residues or a major emotional focus. As such, the therapist can perceive and address interaction issues in treatment (e.g., transference, resistance, countertransference, and counterresistance) based on these dreams (e.g., Hill et al, 2014 ; Sirois, 2016 ; Ogden, 2017 ). To understand and use dreams in this way implies a focus on manifest rather than latent dream content.…”