Stories of the Psyche

How is it that one moment we can love, think clearly, and make amends, while the next we feel abandoned, or fear and anger take hold of us?

Through clinical stories, dreams, everyday relationships, myths, literature, and painting, this book examines how the way we experience ourselves and others changes.

Narcissism is presented as a function that sustains the continuity of existence. The Narcissistic Rhythm describes our effort to preserve our coherence and to rediscover, within the relationship, the possibility of understanding ourselves and the other.