DISCUSSION: Dr. Jacob G. Jacobson pointed out that "our struggles over rigidity versus flexibility of technique are not new." A departure from the teachings of Freud and our mentors can be lonely and frightening. It is difficult to know when the interpretive path is correct or when it feels like a repetition for the patient of his or her parents' narcissistic needs. If we vary the things we do to maintain the viability of the analytic process, then we will make mistakes. "But," said Dr. Jacobson, "the experience of most of us seems to be that errors made in good faith are seldom irretrievable." He pointed out that it is important to conceptualize our responsivity so that we can understand the difference between facilitative and interfering interventions. He used the concept of functional neutrality formulated by Dr. Anton Kris