Episode 6: Not Messing Around: The Pleasures Of Being A Mean Girl

<p>In this episode, <a href="https://rachaelburton.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Rachael</a> encounters the uncanny intelligence of the patient&#39;s unconscious. The patient, having criticised Rachael for her “messy” management of her clinical practice then adopts the same management style and surreptitiously benefits from it.  Feeling guilty, the patient has a dream revealing these dynamics but withholds her insights from Rachael. This produces a desire in Rachael to be mean and partake of the jouissance of revenge. By unpacking her own unconscious with Gill, it becomes clear to Rach that her countertransference wish is a clue to the patient&#39;s fear, which is preventing her from surrendering into the patient position.</p>