We will read from Sandra Buechler’s book "Understanding and Treating Patients in Clinical Psychoanalysis" (2015). Using examples from literary works, Buechler grapples with what it means to live with such challenges as paranoia, grief, shame, narcissism, and more. Buechler gives the reader illustrations of complex human conditions followed by a discussion of how we, as clinicians, can sufficiently meet human suffering in our practice. What do our clients need from us?