Psychoanalytic Diaries of the COVID-19 Pandemic

If you had any doubts that psychoanalysts are also human beings, and not technocrats of deciphering the unconscious, this book will remove them. The great collective crisis of the Covid 19 pandemic, involving therapists and patients alike, tested the depth and solidity of analytical bonds and work, even in a suddenly altered scenario. This extraordinary book bears clear and authentic testimony to the vital function of psychoanalysis in one of the most dramatic periods of contemporary history. -Stefano Bolognini, past President, International Psychoanalytical Association A book with implicit echoes of Borges and Picasso in which the story of the Covid-19 pandemic is told from two different perspectives by a psychoanalyst-turned-patient and a psychoanalyst-turned-reporter. It gives an all-round view of what has been a dramatic time for us all. Readers will enrich it with their own perspectives and by so doing create a sort of ongoing and ever-expanding reading experience. A profound book of deep reflection. -Antonino Ferro, past President, Italian Psychoanalytical Society The authors expose their often traumatic yet also uplifting experiences from inside the Covid-19 lockdown, including the life-changing implications of the pandemic on their sense of existential identity, personal relationships and professional practice. Written as intimate accounts in the style of diaries, and with wide-ranging cultural references, their exceptional book succeeds in being both intellectually stimulating and emotionally moving. -Andrea Sabbadini, Fellow, British Psychoanalytical Society