Towards XXIV Congress of the NLS, Varity, Variations of Truth in Psychoanalysis, 27-28th June, Paris.
Circulation
From: NLS Messager, New Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis
Subject: Varité / Varity #9
Date: 4 February 2026 at 08:50:03 GMT
Freud’s Truth
By Avi Rybnicki
In postmodern society, where the conscious lie is called “alternative truth”, this is threatened and emphasises once again the role of psychoanalysis by its striving toward truth as a subversive force (…)
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References
Rybnicki, Freud in his text Constructions in Psychoanalysis[1] questions the kind of truth at stake in psychoanalysis. He suggests that psychoanalysts do not hesitate to construct, to add, and yes, even to guess. He relays that even a “wrong” construction (in terms of the outer reality of society) can lead to a piece of truth in psychic reality and that analysts should not be afraid to be wrong, because by sticking with the analytic directive and in giving priority to the words of the patient, the worst that can happen is that the construction will not have an effect.
[1] Freud, S., “Constructions in Analysis” (1937), The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, Vol. XXIII, London: Hogarth Press, 1964, pp. 255–269. See Constructions in Analysis : December 1937 : Sigmund Freud at this site /3 Sigmund Freud (19371201 or Index of Sigmund Freud’s texts.)