''Once we become aware of our unconscious, we can then choose to view, think about, and better evaluate our feelings, valuesand life experiences. It is through the conscious that we make our decisions as healthy adults:
we weigh our feelings, past experiences, expectations, desires and values; we examine alternativesand their possible consequences, and then we decide on the best course of action in resolving anissue or in accomplishing a goal.Therefore, the goal of psychoanalysis is to help the patient to become aware of hisunconscious so he can make conscious (and hopefully healthy) choices, in spite of past lifeexperiences.''