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At one with death: destructive narcissism.

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Summary

This study explores destructive narcissism as a two-party dynamic involving the self and a sadistic internal figure. It proposes a clinical approach to analyze and resolve this destructive internal object, focusing on the self

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Psychoanalytic Theory
Clinical Psychology

Background:

Narcissism is conceptualized as the self's relationship with an idealized internal object.
Destructive narcissism involves a two-party dynamic between the self and a sadistic internal figure.

Observation:

Destructiveness, an innate capacity, is distinct from destructive narcissism.
Clinical analysis often addresses only one part of the narcissistic dynamic.

Findings:

The internal object can act as a persecutor to the self.
The self's sadism, projected onto the internal object, frequently remains unanalyzed.

Implications:

This paper presents a clinical strategy to address the destructive internal object.
The proposed method aims to resolve the destructive internal object into its core component: the self.