Antisemitism as an Antidepressant Depression is usually interpreted as a lack of energy, vitality, or life’s spark. But the ancient Greek concept of thymos—a mix of pride, passion, and righteous anger—gives us a sharper picture: depression is a state without...
Trauma as a Disruption of the Exchange of Parallel Identities: Theoretical Approach and Clinical Illustration Vladimir Nemet Abstract This paper explores trauma as a disruption in the exchange of parallel identities “I” and “Thou,” the fundamental dynamic enabling the experience...
Narcissism as a Frozen Moment of Parallel Identities Vladimir Nemet Abstract This paper argues that in the phenomenon known as narcissism the dynamic exchange of parallel identities—“I” and “Thou”—is fixed, frozen in time. A mature psyche can tolerate the shifting...
Nedavno sam čitao zanimljiv tekst poznatog američkog psihoanalitičara Georga Atwooda pod nazivom – “Tamno sunce depresije”. U svom tekstu Atwood tvrdi kako za problem depresije nema lijeka. Po Atwoodu, depresija nije bolest ni psihološki poremećaj, već je to jedina moguća...
Može li nam umjetnost poslužiti kao oblik psihoterapije kojim ćemo u trenutku krize povezati dijelove naše osobnosti i vratiti iskustvo cjelovitosti? Kako ja to vidim, nitko kao meksička slikarica Frida Kahlo, nije tako detaljno opisao stanje vlastitog raspada, kaosa i...