This paper presents some of Bion’s concepts, such as α function, α element, daydream thought, selected fact and reverie, based on the expansions of two contemporary psychoanalysts – Antonino Ferro and Thomas Ogden. Ferro’s concept of narrative derivative is highlighted as a privileged expression in the session that analyses daydream thought. The paper closes with a dialogue using a tale by Mia Couto, in order to clarify the concepts presented, in articulation with psychoanalysts’ work, which is to communicate and transform emotional experiences; the images of narrative interpretations are a privileged access to daydream thought.
α function; daydream thought; reverie; narrative derivative