Shah Dhwani
44 Nassau St Suite 370 Princeton, NJ 08542.
Psychoanal Q. 2020;89(3):399-413. doi: 10.1080/00332828.2020.1766935.
Racism and racist fantasies are inherent to being human yet have had profound traumatic effects on an individual and collective scale. Lurking in the shadows, racist images, fantasies, and attitudes can suddenly enter the analytic space and disrupt the psychic functioning of both the analyst and patient. A personal experience with racism outside the office is presented with clinical material involving my struggle in the countertransference around racist material that is brought up by my patient. Racial enactments, playfulness, racial humor, white privilege, and political/cultural differences are discussed focusing on my countertransference reactions to the patient and her responses.
种族主义和种族主义幻想是人类与生俱来的，但在个人和集体层面上都产生了深远的创伤性影响。潜藏在暗处的种族主义形象、幻想和态度可能会突然闯入分析空间，扰乱分析师和患者的心理功能。本文呈现了一段我在办公室之外遭遇种族主义的个人经历，并结合临床素材，讲述了我在面对患者提出的种族主义相关素材时，在反移情中所经历的挣扎。文中讨论了种族行为、戏谑、种族幽默、白人特权以及政治/文化差异，重点关注我对患者的反移情反应以及她的回应。
