In Transactional Analysis (TA), loyalty bonds (often referred to as Invisible Loyalties or Scripted Loyalties) are the powerful, often unconscious attachments we maintain to our family of origin or...
The search for the ideal: Narcissistic Agency
Narcissism means how much fundamental value and life‑energy you can invest in yourself. It starts neutral in early...
From Omnipotence to Injury: Reliving Narcissistic Wounds
Understanding the Roots of Narcissistic Entrapment
The journey from infancy to adulthood is defined by a singular, painful achievement: separation....
When Desire Becomes a Mirror
Narcissism can be understood as a dynamic interplay between self-love and instinctual life, rather than a fixed “trait” that someone...
The glass prison and narcissism intersect around visibility, validation, and self-surveillance. Both feed on this environment, self-worth, narcissistic integrity, via approval and assurance by...