Lost in Impatience: The Relevance of Kierkegaard for the Patient Psychotherapist in an Immediate World
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https://doi.org/10.65828/erq1wn19Keywords:
IAPT, patience, faith, time, wonderment, immediacy, spirit, KierkegaardAbstract
This paper draws upon a close textual reading of Kierkegaard's Upbuilding Discourses and parts of The Sickness Unto Death. It argues that his characterization of the 'immediate person' is a fitting description for impatient patients, in an impatient world. His thoughts on patience provide a clear and grounding message for trainees cutting their teeth in an environment that screams the opposite.
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