The most relevant characteristic of typical anguishes related to sexual identities is that people systematically avoid highly desired partners and, therefore, situations that can trigger anxiety never happen. People commonly don’t get in touch with them. This way, memories linked to conflicts in the source of these patterns are “erased” from consciousness. Freud called such patterns or unconscious ways of behaving psychodynamics[1]. Avoided sexual partners are the ones whose contact trigger neurotic anguish or, in other words, they are the ones who put people in contact with the aspect of their sexuality they lack or haven’t been aware of so far. These situations are usually triggered by chance. Once people are demanded in what they lack or is just partially developed, “(...) latent content is brought to light, conflict is installed and brings, together with it, anguish”. (Dias, 1996, p 120)[2]. “Provoking” the conflict, however, may also be a deliberate psychotherapeutic strategy, if people become aware of their neurotic pattern and want to be pushed to confronting it. The point is that, from that time on, previous hidden conflict is accessible in the setting, what makes it possible to be worked out”. (ibid).
PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC STRATEGY [3]
The clinical strategy consists of clarifying the unconscious pattern, digging into neurotic anguishes, getting into avoided contents and, finally, accessing conflicts with infantile models (mainly the ones coming from the mother and/or the father). At this point, if the blockage is not that severe, role playing[4]is recommended. Some of the psychodramatic techniques that we adopt in P.A are Role taking and Role Reversal. In this context, it means to deliberately bring about situations that used to trigger panic or phobic behaviors before. The crucial point is understanding that typical anguishes related to sexual identity are always neurotic. Patients’ insights, though, come from becoming aware of their share in repeated sexual and romantic “failures”, as well as the feeling that they have lost control of their lives (phobic behaviors). Once infantile models are unblocked, fusion with idealized sexual identities happens and people conclude their sexual identities. From that time on, they can use all possible sexual energy discharging channels in order to choose how they want to explore sexual and erotic pleasure and desire.
[2] Dias, R.C.S.V. 1996.Sexual Identity Evolution. In Conjugal Bond in Psychodramatic Analysis. São Paulo. Ágora.IV:81-108. [3] Chapter VII-Anguishes regarding sexual partners-Part 2 in You Tube –Talking about psychology with Cecília Leite [4] These are some techniques adapted from Moreno’s Psychodrama by Dias in specific clinical situations.
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