The Relationship as the Encounter of Two Narcissisms
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: "Relationship is not merely an encounter between individuals, but the convergence of two narcissistic organizations struggling to preserve their wholeness within the intensity of the bond. Here, narcissism is reclaimed as the foundational function of cohesion for existence. This essay presents the Narcissistic Spectrum as the living field where the self tests its resilience, regulates its distances, and attempts—through projective identification—to metabolize the otherness of the Other without fragmenting. It marks a shift from the analysis of concepts to the understanding of the function that allows us to remain 'one' while in relation."
Author: Dimitris Seferiadis
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7153757606
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