This psychobiography study looks into one aspect of Frida Kahlo’s life, her relationship with Diego Rivera. It attempts to solve the puzzle of how Frida managed to reconcile her dedication to Diego, whose behavior was hurtful, with her rebellious character and ideology. Adopting a narrative/dialogical theoretical lens and employing the narrative inquiry method of languages of the unsayable that analyses narrative form, we examined her essay Portrait of Diego. We triangulated findings with letters, diary and paintings. We found that Frida used languages of the unsayable as narrative strategies to manage inner conflict and reconcile dedication with character and ideology. She kept voices of anger and resentment from gaining strength, and downplayed their emotional impact in favor of voices of devotion and despair. The findings point to the importance of looking into both the form and content of autobiographical narratives. Limitations and clinical implications of the study are discussed.

中文翻译：

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“心爱的怪物”

这项心理传记研究着眼于弗里达·卡罗生活的一个方面，即她与迭戈·里维拉的关系。它试图解决弗里达如何设法调和她对迭戈的奉献精神的难题，迭戈的行为是有害的，她的叛逆性格和意识形态。采用叙事/对话的理论视角，采用分析叙事形式的不可言说语言的叙事探究方法，我们研究了她的论文《迭戈肖像》。我们用信件、日记和绘画对发现进行了三角测量。我们发现弗里达使用不可言说的语言作为叙事策略来管理内心冲突并协调奉献与性格和意识形态。她阻止愤怒和怨恨的声音增强，并淡化它们的情感影响，转而支持奉献和绝望的声音。研究结果指出了研究自传式叙述的形式和内容的重要性。讨论了该研究的局限性和临床意义。