Psychological Writing
From time to time, the urge takes me to write something about psychotherapy. Some of these are offered here for general consumption.
An Interview with Dreyer Kruger
Dreyer Kruger turned 80 in April 2004. He says he’s waiting for death but death doesn’t want to come". He also mentions that his memory is ailing. I interviewed Dreyer in late 2004. Read the full text.
ADHD and the myth of the warrior daimon
I briefly review James Hillman’s (1997)notion of the "daimon" and illustrates its use as a guiding metaphor in the therapy of Attention Deficit Disorder. I hope that it is clear although I suspect that it needs the supporting bits and pieces to make any real sense. Read the full text
Three lenses and Borderline Personality Disorder
Towards a narrative metaphor
This paper was first presented at the academic forum of what ws in 1995 the East London satellite campus of Rhodes university. It describes three alternative conceptualisationsof Borderline Personality Disorder and illustrates them by way of a case example. Read full text.
Is love enough: Into the darkness or Why is this so sore?
This was first published in the short lived "Open Mind" magazine. It's a short offering about what makes love hurt so much sometimes. Read the full text here.
