ABSTRACT
Jasmine arrived for her first consultation a few minutes late. She was visibly rushed and in a hurry. I felt her sense of urgency, which soon disappeared without a trace. Jasmine settled comfortably into the consultation and talked about herself with ease. The first thing she told me was related to her ‘wish’ to have an analysis. ‘I often have the feeling that I should be more pleased with my life, instead I often have a sense of futility, a sense of “what’s next”’. I noticed that hers was a ‘wish’ to be in analysis not a ‘necessity’ of any description.
