This short communication describes a rather unusual termination of an analysis. The patient had approximately five years of analysis. Her main complaint was a chronic severe headache since age thirteen. There was no apparent change in this symptom until several months after her analysis was completed when the patient experienced some dreams and fantasies which represented being born. Only then did the analytic work begin to take effect.

Milner explains the delay as a result of transference resistance. The patient could not really experience her hatred for her analyst until she felt that he had thrown her out. The analyst is unable to explain why it was necessary for this patient to undergo this particular experience in such a fashion in order to successfully terminate her analysis.