Narcissism and Character Transformation

Delivered quickly, in great condition. The book is really insightful and includes information from different schools of psychology, with a very compassionate perspective on narcissism.

Not an easy read if one is unfamiliar with psychoanalytic terms, but very interesting and helpful in understanding this condition.

This is a true gem. Invaluable to anyone with both clinical and philosophical curiosity about personality formation from a psychoanalytic perspective.

My first reading of this book was not very good; however, wondering why I felt this way, I immediately went back to review the contents of this book.Realistically and honestly considered, I was not prepared for what I was reading; and then, "IT" dawned on me...I was reading about my own family experience...which means I was reading about myself and my own psychology of being.This Jungian-styled book turned out to be an excellent introductory book for me, and will be remembered by me as the pivotal work that led me into the field of Heinz Kohut's work on Narcissism and Self Psychology...a field I was completely unaware of personally.

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The book has an excellent definition of Narcissism and a map for the almost impossible treatment of the narcissist. The book's flaw is quite simply THE BOOK DOES NOT DEAL WITH THE TOXIC LEGACY OF THE NARCISSIST IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. This book should only be bought as a companion with a book like "Coping with Infuriating, Mean,Critical People: The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern" by Nina W. Brown. Another companion book might be "The Object of My Affection is in My Reflection; Coping with Narcissists" by Rokelle Lerner. It is sad that the author seems almost oblivious to the wreckage the narcissist creates in the lives of others. The one-sided perspective of this book is unfortunate.

Nathan Schwartz-Salant may well be the greatest Jungian writer and clinician of our time. He combines a faithful, enormously insightful relationship to Jung's legacy of archetypal knowledge and the numinous with excellent psychoanalytic insights and skills. The man is clearly some kind of sui generis genius (or at least near genius). In an an often staid and and conformist profession he's clearly a man of real courage and depth--qualities that have enabled to him to confidently venture beyond the scientific materialist paradigm and, in his writings, to exhibit his hard won wisdom honesty and even vulnerability. I can point to a few pages in "Narcissism and Character Transformation" (65-70) to be exact that's worth more than the price of the book. And else could have found in our newfound ubiquity of narcissistic character disorders a redemptive sign that the struggle to erase the difference between this and "the other world" (of numinosity and transcendence) has finnaly been joined in the collective unconscious. He is one major doctor and thinker.All of Dr. Schwartz-Salant's writings are superb but when it comes to clinical usefulness this book on the narcissistic character disorder and his book on the borderline personality are indispensable classics. Do not be misled by reviewers who fault his exploration of mythical themes or the fact that he doesn't write a lot about how the destructive effects of one or other of these personality types is experience by others (a bogus criticism; he makes their effect upon others plenty clear). Know that he's a true healing adrently trying to teach his fellow therapists and their patients what they truly need to know to reach a deep, lasting, and truly meaningful healing. If I both had the money and lived in the area he would absolutely be the analyst I would want to talk to. In any case, virtually anyone can and will profit greatly from reading this extraordinary book.

I was unable to read this book to the end but I got far enough into it to appreciate its use and helpfulness in my own life (I’m not an analyst, simply a person who has come across people with this problem). Although for me the language of the book was difficult to follow, I found it very informative and to some extent it neutralised my fear of this type of person, unpleasant as a/he can be.