In analysis, everything takes place by and through words; no actions are involved, and nothing is written down. The word is therefore the privileged vehicle of psychoanalysis. The narration of the patient must be oral, and the analyst's interpretations are equally oral. Nonetheless, the role of writing is very important, as much for the analyst as for the patient.

From the point of view of the analyst, writing permits reconstruction of analytic cases, which in turn permits us to step back from the material and from the countertransference. Would Freud have elaborated his theories if he had not written down his observations and ideas? Moreover, could he have carried out his research without having correspondents with whom he could exchange