The author discusses how the analyst makes use of personal metaphors in working with patients. Reflecting upon her experience in elaborating the personal metaphor of "lost childhood" in writing a book, the author describes how the process of "metaphorisation" can help patients come into contact with their unthought and unknown emotions.
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Kathleen Kelley-Lainé (2003) studied this question.