This article presents the therapeutic process of transforming a self-protective intent, the reparative quest. In pursuing this intent, patients attempt to repair their experience of the past by trying to eradicate the pain resulting from previous trauma and seeking to ensure against re-traumatization. This intent reflects a disavowal of past trauma and is bound to falter, leading to the patient's need to integrate painful affect from the traumatic past and mourn these experiences. I outline a self psychologically oriented approach of integrating affirmation of the patient's passionate yearning with a willingness to inquire about the patient's underlying anxiety about re-traumatization and a welcoming of the patient's dissociated pain and rage when it emerges. By providing the patient with the "holding environment" that was missing in early development, the therapist enables the patient to integrate previously dissociated affect and mourn the traumatic past. Through engaging in these processes, the patient is able to transform his or her do-or-die attempt to eradicate the painful past into the more grounded pursuit of meaningful goals, as well as an increased ability to accept vulnerability and depend upon the therapist. Este artículo presenta el proceso terapéutico de transformar un intento de auto-protección, una busqueda reparativa. Al perseguir este propósito, los pacientes intentan reparar su experiencia del pasado tratando de erradicar el dolor del trauma y de protegerse de la retraumatización. Este intentorefleja una negación del trauma pasado y está destinado a fallar, lo que lleva a la necesidad del paciente de integrar el afecto doloroso del pasado traumático y de hacer el duelo de estas experiencias. Cet article décrit le processus thérapeutique qui transforme une intention auto-protectrice, la quête de réparation. Dans la poursuite de cette intention, les patients tentent de réparer leur expérience du passé en tentant d'éliminer la douleur résultant des traumatismes antérieurs, et ils cherchent à éviter la retraumatisation. Cette intention reflète un désaveu des traumatismes passés et la tentative ne peut qu'échouer, créant chez le patient un besoin d'intégrer l'affect douloureux issu du passé traumatique et de pleurer ces expériences. In questo articolo è descritto il processo terapeutico teso a trasformare un intento auto-protettivo,la ricerca di riparazione. Nel perseguire questo scopo, i pazienti cercano dicurare la loro esperienza del passato provando ad eliminare il doloreconseguente ad un precedente trauma al fine di proteggersi da possibili ritraumatizzazioni. Questo intento, sebbene rifletta un disconoscimento del trauma passato e sia vincolato all'incertezza, conduce al bisogno del paziente di integrare l'affetto doloroso connesso alpassato traumatico e l'esperienza del lutto di queste esperienze. Diese Arbeit stellt dentherapeutischen Prozess dar, der die Umwandlung der Intention des Patienten,sich selbst zu schützen, die Suche nach Wiederherstellung beschreibt. Indem diePatienten diese Absicht weiterverfolgen, bemühen sie sich, ihre Erfahrungen zu"reparieren", wobei sie versuchen, den Schmerz vorangegangenerTraumata auszulöschen und sich gegen eine Retraumatisierung abzusichern. DieseIntention spiegelt die Leugnung vergangener Traumata wieder und ist zumScheitern verurteilt, führt dadurch aber zum Bedürfnis des Patienten,schmerzvolle Affekte aus der traumatischen Vergangenheit zu integrieren und dieseErfahrungen zu betrauern.
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