narcissism

Navigating the Peter Pan Complex

My name is Ryan Adamczyk. I've been living in Charlotte North Carolina for 7 years and work as a mental health therapist. I graduated with my Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in April of 2010 and earned in my PhD. in Depth Psychology in June of 2018. For more information about my therapy practice follow this link.

Introduction

In the story of Peter Pan, we are introduced to a character that remains an adolescent...

October 23, 2019
By Complexes, Jungian, Jungian Themes, narcissism, , 4 Comments
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The fragile beauty of narcissism

I know arrogance and narcissism can be most annoying, particularly when it’s the other guy that’s the guilty party. Nevertheless take solace in the simple fact that all arrogance is, in the final analysis, nothing more than naiveté. The OED defines arrogant as “having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities” Arrogance derives from the verb “arrogate” which is “to take or claim something without justification”. The sin of arrogance is assuredly one of ignorance,...

May 12, 2015
By Jungian Themes, narcissism, 3 Comments
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