TGL 012 Addendum | More on Jouissance, Death Drive, & Negativity (Lack)

This episode of The Gorman Limit is being released very shortly after episode 011. The reason for this is that I thought about the topics I've been riffing on during episodes 010 and 011, and there was more I wanted to say about jouissance, the death drive, & netagivity or lack.
INTRO:
This episode of The Gorman Limit is being released very shortly after episode 011. The reason for this is that I thought about the topics I've been riffing on during episodes 010 and 011, and there was more I wanted to say about jouissance, the death drive, & negativity or lack.

CONTENT:

0:00 - 3:02 | Introduction stuff. 
  • Coffee... 
  • This is coming out soon after episode 011
  • I've got more to say about jouissance, the death drive, & negativity or lack 
  • You should really listen to 010 & 011 before listening to this episode. 
3:02 - 19:48 | Review & Set up
  • A review of jouissance, the death drive. 
  • Setting up a more in-depth discussion of negativity/lack.

19:48 - 37:46 | The ways negativity/lack can empower the death drive 
  • I talk too much.
  • Too much lack empowers the death drive.  
  • Too little lack also empowers the death drive. 
  • Some less extreme examples 
37:46 - 59:05 | How do we use negativity or lack clinically? 
  • I'm in a new place, and I've got a baby with me. 
  • The lack we talk about with patients needs to be a lack they care about. 
  • The lack that the patient cares about tends to be revealed slowly. 
  • "Mind the gap" 
    • Not too much. 
    • Not too little. 
  • Wrap up. 

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