“Ronnie Solan uses the metaphor of narcissism as an emotional-immune system for safeguarding the familiarity and the well-being of the individual against invasion by foreign sensations The healthy narcissist succeeds in updating narcissistic data (such as acquaintance with the unfamiliar) and in enabling the recovery of self-familiarity from injury and psychic pains. Impaired functioning of narcissism fails to activate these narcissistic processes and arouses destructive reactions.”
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 09:42:33 +0000