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THE SOLACE

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Elise, Dianne *
DOI：10.1080/00332828.2026.2643166delete
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Abstract

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In this essay, I explore the relationship between solace and lament, noting a paradox regarding which comes first. I suggest that solace is a prerequisite for a capacity to lament. I develop a conceptualization of the solacing function of the analyst as an active, yet gentle, approach toward a patient that can locate unrepresented experiences of loss in order to stimulate lament and a process of mourning. Grievance, as a protracted state, is described as a pseudo lament that, as a static stance, forms an impenetrable barrier to lament. Clinical material illustrates challenges of foreclosed mourning.
Keywords:
Solace
lament
console
gentleness
grievance
grieving
mourning
sorrow
sadness
loss
analytic activity

Journal

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Psychoanalytic Quarterly
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1.3
Papers:
35
Citations:
694

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