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Nous essaierons de remplacer les substances nocives par de meilleures, dans le but d\u2019accro\u00eetre l\u2019autonomie.<\/span><\/p>\n

En tant que m\u00e9decin g\u00e9n\u00e9raliste, je tenterai, lors de chaque entretien, dans le peu de temps dont je dispose par consultation, de faire un petit d\u00e9briefing. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019\u00e9couter, au rythme de la personne concern\u00e9e. Peu \u00e0 peu, un secret se d\u00e9voile. C\u2019est particuli\u00e8rement difficile lorsque la personne qui demande de l\u2019aide se trouve dans un \u00e9tat d\u2019agitation ou d\u2019inqui\u00e9tude, surtout au d\u00e9but.<\/span><\/p>\n

La premi\u00e8re chose \u00e0 faire est de laisser s\u2019\u00e9couler un peu tout ce r\u00e9servoir d\u2019\u00e9motions accumul\u00e9es. Mais on ne peut pas r\u00e9gler toute cette question en un seul entretien, sinon on passerait la journ\u00e9e enti\u00e8re \u00e0 parler. Ce n\u2019est pas possible en pratique. Il faut se revoir plus souvent. On sait assez vite \u00e0 qui l\u2019on a affaire. Je laisse autant que possible la personne qui demande de l\u2019aide d\u00e9terminer elle-m\u00eame le rythme.<\/span><\/p>\n

Je ne vais pas moi-m\u00eame activement \u00e0 la recherche du souvenir douloureux. Il fait bien son travail tout seul. Je laisse cela au psychologue. Je m\u2019appuie sur des r\u00e8gles empiriques pour pouvoir prendre rapidement une d\u00e9cision, et tout d\u00e9pend de savoir si ce sont les bonnes. Je suis toutefois convaincu qu\u2019apr\u00e8s quarante ans d\u2019exp\u00e9rience, les proc\u00e9dures ont \u00e9t\u00e9 suffisamment affin\u00e9es, car on s\u2019adapte en permanence, \u00e0 mesure que l\u2019on re\u00e7oit des retours.<\/span><\/p>\n

Une r\u00e8gle empirique est une mani\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9tablir une distinction pratique qui nous aidera \u00e0 d\u00e9terminer notre prise en charge et \u00e0 utiliser aussi efficacement que possible les moyens limit\u00e9s dont nous disposons dans l\u2019aide aux personnes. Il s\u2019agit de d\u00e9terminer rapidement dans quel contexte nous nous trouvons afin de pouvoir apporter une r\u00e9ponse ad\u00e9quate \u00e0 la demande.<\/span><\/p>\n

La distinction entre un probl\u00e8me de logiciel et un probl\u00e8me de mat\u00e9riel est une de ces r\u00e8gles empiriques, m\u00eame si nous devons y apporter une nuance. Il existe une zone d\u2019ombre entre le mat\u00e9riel et le logiciel, et cela concerne les choses qui sont arriv\u00e9es aux enfants tr\u00e8s jeunes. Plus on \u00e9tait jeune au moment o\u00f9 cela s\u2019est produit, plus il est difficile de l\u2019effacer.<\/span><\/p>\n

En r\u00e9alit\u00e9, on ne peut jamais effacer. C\u2019est ce qu\u2019il y a d\u2019\u00e9trange dans la m\u00e9moire humaine. Elle m\u00e8ne sa propre vie et, de temps \u00e0 autre, elle fait surgir involontairement des souvenirs, bons ou mauvais. On ne peut pas les effacer. Ils font partie de soi.<\/span><\/p>\n

T\u00f4t ou tard, il faudra leur donner une place. Ce qui s\u2019est produit a \u00e9t\u00e9 si profond et si d\u00e9terminant, et s\u2019est grav\u00e9 si profond\u00e9ment dans l\u2019\u00e2me, qu\u2019il n\u2019y a plus grand-chose \u00e0 y faire.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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His research was informed by thinkers such as Heraclitus, Laozi, Leibniz, Iain McGilchrist, Paul Mus, and Tran Duc Thao, whose insights paved the way for an innovative synthesis. Iain McGilchrist's hypothesis of hemispheric asymmetry, in particular, offered the final key to unlocking an epistemological impasse that had fascinated him for decades. His work represents both a culmination and a continuation of this age-old dialogue. Lichtenberg's intellectual journey began with intimate exposure to cultural boundaries from childhood, fostering an early sensitivity to the relativity of worldviews. His extended residence in Asia\u2014particularly transformative years in Beijing and Hanoi\u2014provided direct encounter with alternative epistemological frameworks that challenged Western assumptions about knowledge and reality. 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The synthesis of these insights, combined with direct observation of East-West dynamics in contemporary Asia, enabled recognition of the profound epistemological crisis underlying current global tensions, transforming personal cultural curiosity into systematic analysis of civilizational psychology and its practical implications for human development.","sameAs":["https:\/\/eastwestsharing.blogspot.com\/%20","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@OlivierLichtenberg"],"url":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/author\/olivier\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17868"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17871,"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17868\/revisions\/17871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dirkvanbabylon.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}