As far as I can remember in my adult’s life (I am 40 years old), I suffered of more or less strong depression, a constant illness, perpetual fears, accesses of bulimia, and a crawling alcoholism.
For some years I had settled down in a precarious balance where I did not feel either well or bad, but without ever getting rid of this sense of ill-being and fear. This balance was shaken by professional setbacks last June.
I followed during the past twenty years several psychotherapies, behavioral therapies, medicinal therapies with four different psychiatrists, not mentionning the numerous short-lived consultations with ever stranger and venal doctors. These therapies led to either a worsening of my state in the worst of the cases, or a small improvement, in my opinion especially due to antidepressants, at best.
It is at the time of my professional problems that I discovered structural analysis. In a few sessions dispatched over three weeks, I began to feel better and distance myself with my problems. One day in particular, I was able to understand the core of my problems, in a sort of revelation. The anxiety, the fears, the guilt suddenly disappeared. I am still amazed by this result today. My life was transformed, or rather the perception I had of it. By giving me more distance with the world, I gained an incredible freedom that I never thought could be mine.
I am not a frightened nor fearful person any more. I was living in the constant fear of all kinds of disasters, the fear of the judgment of the others. This totally disappeared. I am now indifferent to other people’s opinion […] , as well as to my irrational fears. I have distanced myself from my professional problems and do not suffer at work any more.
Obviously, I cannot say that I am basking in bliss. I have to support my partner who suffers from a serious disease and the world is what it is. I have to go farther in the understanding of my self to take action, something I was never able to do until now due to my fears and anxiety. Yet even if it fails, I will have obtained the invaluable, the rest of the soul.
Mr P.N., France