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This revealed a clear voice on these matters within psychoanalysis that has long been
denied, kept quiet or left in professional isolation.
A psychoanalytic intersubjective interview approach gave space for the voice of the
researcher identifying ontological and unconscious-becoming-conscious dimensions. These
highlight the value in entering into lived experience in a qualitative research context. Until
now the unconscious dimension has had limited exposure and application in qualitative
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The group intersubjective process acts as a form of triangulation that validated both methods
a well as generating its own intersubjective insights. Of particular importance was the
replication of the unconscious processes identified by me in my reflexive account, as well as
new forms of engagement with the text offering new insights.
All qualitative research needs to answer the question about how quality is maintained in
order to add insights suitable for other research. In this context quality was under-pinned by
specific attention to a methodical and rigorous interview process; a transparent approach to
ethical consent and textual material; consistency across interviews through using the same
questions, but allowing for a unique relationship to develop; and the use of the insights of
others through the group intersubjective process. This speaks about the richness and depth
of textual and narrative engagement as well as lived experience forming a connection with
others’ narratives, conscious and unconscious, with the ongoing capacity for revealing. Just
what was revealed is the subject of the next chapters.
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The use of psychoanalytic techniques can been found in (Kvale 1996; Kvale and Brinkmann 2009) as well
as (Hollway and Jefferson 2000).
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