Dream Psychology
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this procedure is readily described. Although it's practice demands, instruction and experience, suppose the patient is suffering from intense, morbid dread. He is requested to direct his attention to the idea in question without, however, as he has so frequently done meditating upon it, every impression about it, without any expectation which occurs to him, should be imparted to the doctor. The statement, which will be perhaps then made that he cannot concentrate his attention upon anything at all, is to be countered by assuring him most positively that such a blank state of mind is utterly impossible. As a matter of fact, Ah, great number impressions will soon occur with which others will associate themselves. These will be invariably accompanied by the expression of the observers opinions that they have no meaning or unimportant. It will be at once noticed that it is this self criticism, which prevented the patient from imparting the ideas which had indeed already excluded them from consciousness. If the patient can be induced to abandon this self criticism and to pursue the trains of thought which are yielded by concentrating the attention, most significant matter will be obtained matter which will be presently seen to be clearly linked to the morbid idea in question. Its connections with other ideas will be manifest and later on will permit the replacement of the morbid idea by a fresh one, which is perfectly adapted to physical continuity.