Belief and Imagination
Belief rests as a possibility, not a certainty, yet it produces an emotional state that goes with certainty, as one can't rid...
Being Seen : Emerging from Psychic Retreats
An essential aspect of narcissism is being seen as the centre of attention. Self-consciousness can become acute and anxious when a child...
Imposter Syndrome
Identity is an all-encompassing sense of self, not fixed, handed down and developed unconsciously. Something shaped and determined, reflected in passion and...
Into the Darkest places
People suffering from borderline states have experienced profound early relational trauma with primary caretakers /parents. They are continuously at odds with a...
Going Mad to Stay Sane
The pain, despair and self-destructiveness are as loud a statement as possible to make and acknowledge the soul is under attack and...
Narcissism to Individuation
The task of the self comes from the depth of the unconscious need to renounce any identification with the collective role and...
Delicious Abundance
Some parents have a vice-like grasp and hold of their children and force them into a pre-moulded image to fulfil their narcissist...
10 signs of a codependent relationship
A codependent relationship usually starts with an exciting, thrilling love bombing phase, where one partner (rescuer) feels idealised and loved, finally finding...
Pathologies of the Mind
Narcissism has become such a persuasive psychotic trait that society is now deemed "Normal " or "Revered" as the general population seems...
Permission, Protection and Potency
They are collectively known as the 3 P`s in transactional analysis to set the stage for a practical therapeutic framework. If the...
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Narcissism and Perversity
There is a tremendous loss of reality in perversion, an infantile solution for the wounded narc, employing disregard for their feeling of...
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Character Analysis
Very few clients can accurately analyse at the onset of therapy, as the threat of ego fragmentation makes analysis hard. The neurotic...
Restoration of the Self
Early on, the parents will supportively mirror the strivings of the child’s grandiose self and not threaten their idealization as parents, which...
Separation Anxiety
During the symbiotic phase, the child has a cognitive experience of “oneness”, where the mother gratifies the child's needs, unaware of the...
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Disorders of the Self
Kohut believes certain portions of the mind are not available to conscious thought, which holds psychic phenomena such as wishes, memories, fantasies...
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The Eden Project
An ego so fragile must fortify itself in impoverished idealisation and hubris. How quickly it rationalises its thousand adaptations, threatened by the...
