ABSTRACT
This essay explores the complex relationships between capitalism and psychotherapy, as well the collective and individuals embedded in a socioeconomic system, by presenting an intimate and thoughtful account of the Occupy Wall Street movement, which took place in 2011. The author draws parallels between psychic and economic movements and exchanges and examines unconscious and systematic symptoms that manifest in each. He reviews the roles and responsibilities of citizens living in a capitalist system. While doing so, he also tends to images such as walls and water and addresses emotions, such as fear, anxiety, and despair, which increase in the face of inequality and injustice. Through the author’s clinical and personal reflections, he keeps returning to unresolved questions, highlighting the inevitability of uncertainty and the importance of being able to surrender and learn to swim the waves as they come. Ultimately, the essay argues that crisis can be an opportunity that can raise awareness of one’s unawareness and lead one to delve deeper into issues, thereby urging revolutions, both individual and social.
