Early experiences of sensory-motor satisfaction play a central role in the genesis of the mind. Early trauma, linked to a lack of primary psychosomatic satisfaction, leaves perceptual traces that are played out again in the negative transference in a motor form, repetitive or somatic. The yearning for satisfaction becomes a lasting demand. The failure of primary erotogenic masochism paves the way for drive defusion. The ethical position of the analyst involves in-depth work on their countertransference. Through clinical cases, the links between body and trauma are explored, highlighting issues of symbolization.