Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind

Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind Alan Karbelnig, PhD, ABPP is a psychoanalyst, essayist, and author. Alan Karbelnig, PhD, ABPP is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, writer and lecturer.

His weekly Substack newsletter, Unconscious Journeys, takes a deep dive into politics, philosophy and world events from a psychoanalytic perspective. He has been in practice for 35+ years. He takes a deep dive into psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, philosophy, and the unconscious in his weekly newsletter, Journeys Into the Unconscious Mind.

Couples walk along a tightrope with the mundane on one side, and the extraordinary on the other. Leaning too far on the ...
07/23/2025

Couples walk along a tightrope with the mundane on one side, and the extraordinary on the other. Leaning too far on the safe side brings lethargy; leaning too far on the vibrant side brings danger. Read more in this week's essay on the challenges facing long-term relationships.



Coping with Obstacles to Long-Term Relationships (Vol. 5, Issue 29)

The US government has betrayed us all with Trump's bill. From diminishing food and health security for the poor to incre...
07/09/2025

The US government has betrayed us all with Trump's bill. From diminishing food and health security for the poor to increasing the wealth of the rich to the willful poisoning of our already-damaged environment, this barely-passed, Trump-celebrated legislation, will soon cause damages that will impact our children and grandchildren.

Read more in this week's essay on betrayal and our governments.




Trump's Bill Robs the Poor While Betraying Human Civilization (Vol. 5; Issue 27)

Are you best friends with your parent?Parents, are you best friends with your adult children? How do you make it work? W...
07/03/2025

Are you best friends with your parent?
Parents, are you best friends with your adult children? How do you make it work? What are the drawbacks?
Parents are often encouraged to be best friends with their adult children but this can delay normal individuation processes. Effective families have boundaries. Do you agree?
Check out my Substack essay....I talk about parenting, mothers, boundaries, family dynamics, and more.



Why Drawing Clear Lines Between Generations Matters (Vol. 5; Issue 26)

Does technology make us better? Find out in this week's newsletter.
06/26/2025

Does technology make us better? Find out in this week's newsletter.

The Enhancing and Weakening Effects of Digitalization (Vol. 5; Issue 25)

Are you avoiding the news lately? Or rolling your eyes and scrolling past any mention of Trump? It's not just Trump fati...
06/18/2025

Are you avoiding the news lately? Or rolling your eyes and scrolling past any mention of Trump? It's not just Trump fatigue; it's denial. Read more in this week's essay.



Breaking Through Denial of American Autocracy Progressing (Vol. 5; Issue 24)

AI is but one addition to the long list of dehumanizing devices causing alienation and anxiety in our society. Read more...
06/04/2025

AI is but one addition to the long list of dehumanizing devices causing alienation and anxiety in our society. Read more in this week's essay.



Invitations to Robotics and How to Resist Them (Vol. 5; Issue 22)

Battered by impulsive orders, shifting tariffs, mass deportations, and unprecedented corruption, American citizens incre...
05/28/2025

Battered by impulsive orders, shifting tariffs, mass deportations, and unprecedented corruption, American citizens increasingly behave like victims of domestic violence.

Read more in this week's essay.



Fear, Confusion, Anticipatory Obedience, and Resistance (Vol. 5; Issue 21)

"Everything one does in life, even love, occurs in an express train racing toward death. To smoke o***m is to get out of...
05/21/2025

"Everything one does in life, even love, occurs in an express train racing toward death. To smoke o***m is to get out of the train while it is still moving." -Jean Cocteau

Read more about time and anxiety in this week's essay.



How to Escape the Angst of Life's Inevitable Dynamism (Vol. 5; Issue 20)

This week's essay explores the motivations and collateral of malignant narcissists, particularly how they infect others ...
05/14/2025

This week's essay explores the motivations and collateral of malignant narcissists, particularly how they infect others around them and how the Trump presidency underscores the danger of this.

How Malignant Narcissists Infect the Body Politic (Vol. 5; Issue 19)

"Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being."...
05/07/2025

"Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being." ~William James
Read more about distraction in this week's essay.


Exploring the Scary Fault Lines of Personal Identity (Vol. 5; Issue 18)

The Delusional Martian Part 2.
04/30/2025

The Delusional Martian Part 2.

Even if not Delusional, Striving for Mars Shows Stark Avoidance (Vol. 5; Issue 17)

Humanity ignores the pollution of its host planet Earth and contemplates colonizing an environmentally hostile planet. I...
04/30/2025

Humanity ignores the pollution of its host planet Earth and contemplates colonizing an environmentally hostile planet. In psychoanalytic terms, such avoidance is called displacement. Read more in this two-part essay.


How the Quest for Colonizing Mars Represents Delusion and Displacement (Vol. 5; Issue 16)

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