The possibility of encountering others in the world is understood,among the diverse models of care, even coming from distinct conceptual bases, as a fundamental experience for people who experience mental suffering. This requires the invention of new practices, something that is being done, and revisiting key-concepts from fields such as psychoanalysis, that need reexamination. A theoretical and critical study about the key concept of memory, understood as constant re-entry of facts and events, was developed; this concept is intertwined with the concept of history, defined as a continuous reconstruction of a process with multiple connections. The analysis was developed in dialogue with philosophy and a literary narrative was presented to give basis to the arguments. The study reflected on the theoretical link between memory, history and mental suffering and reaffirmed that the transformation of mental suffering have links with a specific territory.
Psychoanalysis; Philosophy; Interdisciplinary research; Mental health