Lost Agreement, Speaking Body

Based on two moments of analysis, illustrating a form of dissociation, the author tries to see what this type of patient wants from the analyst. What is the role of the analyst? How can he be the container of the patient’s history, the link between the dissociated parts? What is his position? What does this call forth within him? For Catherine Lovering, it is a matter of the relationship with the body and the somatic unconscious in a give-and-take that blends flexibility and discipline, which calls forth the creational or creative ability.