Distance and Psychoanalysis: Negotiating with the Virtual World

Introduction Earlier ways of being in touch with each other have been turned into nostalgia the way COVID-19 did and continues to shake world. There has an enormous move under towards zoom, telephones, etc. do online psychoanalysis psychotherapy. Audio video taken exceptional agential forms by replacing physical hearing seeing. Physical is replaced a virtual touch. The extended meaning body, feelings, sensations, relations. Objectives aim this paper lies understanding, demystifying, de-alienating relationship between distance psychoanalysis. It understand what ‘virtual turn’ entails therapy. This theorizes ‘and’ Methods research used primary sources like books articles elucidate possibilities challenges Results In-office analysis, analysis video, telephone bring their own unique communication understanding. “Talking cure” “chimney sweeping” come closest domain where voice again becomes foreground. Technology therapy’s relation analytic position understood critically as they mean for both therapist patient such times shared social crisis. Conclusions International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) authorized which commendable step makes far more accessible than it ever people who live outside major cities along breaking hierarchy analyst. Disclosure Interest None Declared