Essence of time in therapeutic process
Time is a very significant dimension in the field of psychoanalysis and in our lives generally.
Time is not as a physical or biological concept but a moment of experience which is the most realistic way to look at it. Pierre Janet described the "real present" as " a complex state which we grasp in one act of consciousness in spite of it's complexity and of it's actual duration".
This concept is called presentification. It is the linking of the current state of awareness, working, or being to past actions and future expectations. To give an example, think of all the things that you are currently doing as an extension of your past in the form of redemption or as an extension of your future in the form of expectations. So in a way, we are always living in a relationship of our current activity and the past or the future or both and the real present is that moment when we become aware of this presentification.
In many cases of psychological disorders, this personification process is compromised and the individual loses the relationship between the past, the present work or activities, and the future. The experience of time is distorted or rather, this distorted Time dimension is the real disorder.
Some traumatic life experiences can greatly affect this subconscious process of presentification and the individual loses some sense of the relationship between the current activity and the future or past. Thus, resulting in a loss of sense of self or future expectations. This increases stress and anxiety and the gap is mostly filled by intrusive thoughts and fear.
So, it's nice to look at the sky every once in a while
