The Importance of Existential Courage in Experiencing Boundary Situations
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https://doi.org/10.65828/6ya00r62Keywords:
Existential psychotherapy, courage, boundary situations, Karl JaspersAbstract
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Karl Jaspers introduced the concept of ‘boundary situations’. This paper will explore its use in existential psychotherapy, showing how we all – psychotherapists and patients – can become ourselves by entering into inherent existence and unavoidable boundary situations with existential courage.
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