Yes, Manu, I quite agree. And I think you raise another important point, that of the "leading idea" (which would later be called the "final, fictive goal") also being unconscious or not understood by the individual. I am struck again and again in my clinical work by the power and value of the analysis of this. I think that some Adlerians forget that the unconscious - understood in this way - is an integral aspect of Adler's psychology and I appreciate your emphasizing it.

Trevor Hjertaas, Psy. D.