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  • Relational Systems of Subjugation
  • Written by: Daniel Shaw
  • Narrated by: David Marantz
  • Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Written by: Daniel Shaw
Narrated by: David Marantz
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Publisher's Summary

In Traumatic Narcissism, Daniel Shaw presents a way of understanding the traumatic impact of narcissism as it is engendered developmentally and as it is enacted relationally. Focusing on the dynamics of narcissism in interpersonal relations, Shaw describes the relational system of what he terms the "traumatizing narcissist" as a system of subjugation - the objectification of one person in a relationship as the means of enforcing the dominance of the subjectivity of the other.

Bringing together theories of trauma and attachment, intersubjectivity and complementarity, and the rich clinical sensibility of the relational psychoanalysis tradition, Shaw demonstrates how narcissism can best be understood not merely as character, but as the result of the specific trauma of subjugation, in which one person is required to become the object for a significant other who demands hegemonic subjectivity. Traumatic Narcissism presents therapeutic clinical opportunities not only for psychoanalysts of different schools, but for all mental health professionals working with a wide variety of modalities. Although primarily intended for the professional psychoanalyst and psychotherapist, this is also a book that therapy patients and general audiences will find highly accessible and illuminating.

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I haven’t finished it, but…

So far, the book is good ….

But, if you grew up within a narcissistic family system, it has the potential to be very triggering. Not necessarily a bad thing, but unpleasant for sure, For those who have lived the life, you may be well advised to listen in small doses … allowing for processing/calming time afterwards.

All the best, May all receive the healing they require to live their best lives. Bright Blessings.

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