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Episode 28: Malignant Narcissism: A Reservoir of Hatred and Violence

Lives of the Unconscious. A Podcast on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

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Treating Malignant Narcissism

Sadism is the attempt to merge with the other. Treating malignant narcissism is exceedingly difficult, often impossible. The crucial factor is how total the identification with the inner tyrant is. Despite all murderous aggression used against it, the therapist is attacked and ted precisely because they give the childlike part a right to exist. This poses considerable dilemmas and contradictions for the therapy. Remains the only chance of salvation.

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