Ali Riga

Cohort member contributing psychodynamic interpretations emphasizing internal conflicts like fear of engulfment versus isolation and reflective-function considerations.

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Jan 30, 2026 • 1h 49min

Schizoid Dynamics Explored: Kafka's Writings, Fear of Engulfment, and Clinical Insights for Better Empathy

Jaron Montgomery (Kafka reader), Jeremiah Stokes (clinician in high-conflict divorce), Ali Riga (psychodynamic interpreter), and Mackenzie Campa (McWilliams commentator) explore Kafka’s writings to illuminate schizoid dynamics. They discuss the inner conflict of yearning for connection versus fear of engulfment, DSM limits, hypersensitivity versus autism, therapeutic pacing, and literary passages that model containment and dissociation.

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