An Analytical Exploration of Love and Narcissism
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An Analytical Exploration of Love and Narcissism

The Tragedy of Isolation and Intimacy

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eBook - ePub

An Analytical Exploration of Love and Narcissism

The Tragedy of Isolation and Intimacy

About this book

This book reflects the psychic wounds of narcissism from the perspective of Jungian analytical psychology. Oriented towards the richness and plurality of the psyche, it sheds light on clinical practice as well as the common and intricate issues of this personality type.

Narcissism is described as a grandiose sense of self, exhibitionistic, needing reassurance, but suffering in disturbed relationships. The perspective of Jungian analytical psychology expands the symbolism within narcissism. Clinical examples, dreams, the myth of Narcissus and Echo, and basic Jungian concepts move us further into the psyche. Topics covered are: what narcissism is and why it's misunderstood, and if narcissists are capable of love and their perfectionist burden. It explores how to forge knowledge and emotional transformation with a narcissist in clinical treatment and all relationships.

Exploring this complex and intriguing phenomenon, the book will appeal to readers and therapists from various fields including psychoanalysis, general psychology, gender studies, culture, and sociology.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsement Page
  3. Half Title
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Epigraph
  7. Dedication
  8. Table of Contents
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 The mythological beginnings
  12. 2 The vagaries of narcissism
  13. 3 Emotion and desire obstructed by envy
  14. 4 Emptiness and boredom
  15. 5 The body talks – does a narcissist listen?
  16. 6 Echo’s tragedy – narcissistic isolation from intimacy
  17. 7 Psychoanalysis and André Green’s life and death narcissism
  18. 8 Narcissism in Jungian thought
  19. 9 The shadows of love in relationship
  20. 10 The analytical bridge to Self through cultural diversity
  21. 11 The nigredo of now
  22. 12 Where do we go from here? Can Narcissus and Echo bloom into love?
  23. Index