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Schmaltzig
You have heard of Kafka’s work being known only because of its popularization by his middlebrow friend, Max Brod. Karl Kraus, the Viennese satirist, said, “Geist auf Brod ist Schmaltz,” which is to say, Brod couldn’t even appreciate what it is he was purveying. The high things of the spirit, mediated by Max Brod, are […]
Schmaltzig
The featured paper is ‘Withdrawal and Regression’ by Donald Winnicott originally published in 1954. Winnicott tells us that he has met several adult patients who regressed during analysis and recounts one case in particular in which there was transient regression. Winnicott is explicit about the terms and thus ‘By withdrawal in this paper I mean […]
Winnicott on Withdrawal and Regression
For some, asking for help feels like a threat; the need to do so invariably makes them feel inferior. “Why should I need to ask?” “You should already know!” In the game of emotional hot potato, we blame our partners for feeling vulnerable, more precisely, for feeling inferior. While something like asking for help or […]
Obsessed with Control: Addressing Perfectionism and Codependence
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