David Sahyoun

At the Heart of Desire: Death

David Sahyoun 16/10 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

“The function of desire must remain in a fundamental relationship with death.” – J. Lacan Desire is always born from a lack, from an absence. It expresses the nostalgia for a lost wholeness, for an original state of satisfaction that we seek to rediscover throughout our lives. Yet, this desire is insatiable by nature, as its object is ...

Talking About War with Your Children: A Necessity, Not an Option

David Sahyoun 09/10 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Psychoanalysis War Children

War has taken hold of our country, and it seems likely to go on, with its devastating consequences both collectively and individually. Our environment is saturated with the rumble of bombings, shell explosions, sonic booms and other terrifying sounds. Everyone, whether near or far from the war zones, is experiencing the exhausting effects of ...

War: A Reflection of the Leaders’ Unconscious

David Sahyoun 02/10 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking theme to reveal its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic thought to better understand ...

Freud: 'Civilizational Hypocrisy, the Price of Social Adaptation'

David Sahyoun 25/09 19:02 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking theme from a great psychoanalyst to reveal its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic ...

Bruno Bettelheim: “Love Is Not Enough”

David Sahyoun 18/09 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

'When Someone Speaks, It Gets Brighter'

David Sahyoun 11/09 18:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

“Whichever Way One Goes About It, One Always Does It Wrong”

David Sahyoun 04/09 18:41 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Anxiety in Lebanon: A Permanent Shadow Cast on the Psyche

David Sahyoun 28/08 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Einstein’s Letter to Freud: Why War?

David Sahyoun 07/08 17:47 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Sigmund Freud Unveils the Paradoxes of Love and Suffering

David Sahyoun 01/08 18:11 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote from a great psychoanalyst to reveal its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic ...

Henri Michaux: The Art of Cultivating Creative Inadaptability

David Sahyoun 24/07 18:13 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote to reveal its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic thought to better understand ...

'Depression Is the Price to Pay for Liberation From Guilt' — Melanie Klein

David Sahyoun 17/07 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

'Hiding Is a Pleasure, but Not Being Found Is a Disaster'

David Sahyoun 10/07 13:36 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Living on the Edge: The Psychological Paradox of The Lebanese Psyche

David Sahyoun 06/07 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Despite a troubled daily life, the Lebanese dance, celebrate, and sunbathe. How can we explain this paradox? What psychological mechanisms are at play behind this apparent carefreeness? Does this dissociation actually mask a very real suffering? Let’s try to dissect this behavior through psychoanalysis. Regularly, national and especially ...

'There Is No Such Thing as a Baby' — Donald W. Winnicott

David Sahyoun 03/07 11:16 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

From the Cogito to the Unconscious: Lacan Revises Descartes

David Sahyoun 26/06 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Jacques Lacan: “There Is No Sexual Relationship”

David Sahyoun 12/06 11:53 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Elisabeth Badinter: 'Maternal Instinct Is a Myth. It Doesn't Exist'

David Sahyoun 05/06 17:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote to reveal its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative, formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic thought to better understand ...

Freud: 'Happiness Is a Child’s Dream Realized in Adulthood'

David Sahyoun 29/05 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote from a great psychoanalyst to reveal its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative, formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic ...

Sigmund Freud: ‘The Essence of the Family Is a Murder’

David Sahyoun 22/05 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Incestuous and Pedophilic Mechanisms Between Adults and Children

David Sahyoun 15/05 10:42 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

When the Mother's Gaze Shapes the Baby's Psyche

David Sahyoun 08/05 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote from a great psychoanalyst to reveal all its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative, formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of ...

“When We Think We Know, That's When We’re Sure to Be Mistaken.”

David Sahyoun 01/05 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

'The Only Thing One Can Be Guilty of Is Having Yielded One's Desire'

David Sahyoun 24/04 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote from a great psychoanalyst to reveal all its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic ...

'If You Want to Be Able to Endure Life, Be Prepared to Accept Death!'

David Sahyoun 17/04 10:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

'I Is Another:' Arthur Rimbaud as a Visionary of the Unconscious?

David Sahyoun 10/04 10:28 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote from a great psychoanalyst to reveal all its depth and richness. These often provocative formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic thought ...

'Love Is Giving What You Don’t Have to Someone Who Doesn’t Want It'

David Sahyoun 02/04 11:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

'I Love You… Me Neither'

David Sahyoun 14/02 11:19 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

One can easily picture, on Valentine’s Day, two beings glued to each other, gazing into each other’s eyes, drowning in their oceanic depths, madly in love (because yes, love is madness!), their hands delicately brushing, sitting on a public bench as Brassens sings, or as Peynet draws, alone in the world, despite the critical or envious looks ...

Raya, 46: 'I Was Trapped by a Narcissistic Pervert'

David Sahyoun 07/02 13:24 - Reading : 10 minute(s)

This week’s topic, Raya’s story, gives us the opportunity to clarify scientifically the notion of perversion. It’s a theme that requires lengthy development if we wish to discover the unconscious causes of perversion, as well as the perverse processes that unfold in the relationship, on the part of both the pervert and his victim. “I left ...

'I Am a Battered Woman': The Silent Cry of the ‘Invisible Victims’

David Sahyoun 30/01 10:32 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Through the harrowing testimony of Nayla, a survivor of domestic violence, we delve into the dark realities of this kind of abuse. This article offers an analysis of the complex psychological mechanisms behind these acts of violence, providing insight into why women often find themselves trapped in toxic relationships. “My name is Nayla. I am ...