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The author establishes a parallel between the psychoanalytic process, whose aim is to rebuild the patient's inner world, and the way in which a mother makes contact with her child. The formulation is equated with 'food interpretation', and the manner in which the interpretation is expressed is emphasized. Two clinical examples demonstrate the therapeutic effectiveness of the manner of presenting formulations to patients at times of intense paranoid rejection in order to produce real insight.