June 1974
The Act of Surrender in the Therapeutic Process
The first psychiatrist to recognize the work of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Harry Tiebout used many AA concepts in his own practice
THE ACT of surrender is an unconscious event, not willed by the patient even if he should desire to do so. It can occur only when an individual with certain traits in his unconscious mind becomes involved in a certain set of circumstances. Then it can be anticipated with considerable accuracy, as I shall soon show. It cannot be defined in direct conscious terminology, but must be understood in all its unconscious ramifications before its true inner meaning can be glimpsed.
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