Miller writes well about grandoisity in the second essay. And, yes, envy is strong! (Though not much admitted). Page 48 has a letter which talks about post-natal depression.
Often the most interesting part of an artist's life is their childhood, which may not always have been happy or contented. Perhaps it is that in comparison to what went later on. The latter part of page 6 describes some people I know well. Heinz Kohut is much the most reliable of the three, especially in Self psychology. Klein and Winnicot talk about others and relationships more. (Mahler, too). P
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Page 97: just as I suspected.
The third essay is probably the most controversial.
Is it often so that adults look back less nostaglically to their puberty than to their childhood?
Yes, the depression does hold back big feelings.
Miller writes well about grandoisity in the second essay. And, yes, envy is strong! (Though not much admitted). Page 48 has a letter which talks about post-natal depression.
Often the most interesting part of an artist's life is their childhood, which may not always have been happy or contented. Perhaps it is that in comparison to what went later on. The latter part of page 6 describes some people I know well. Heinz Kohut is much the most reliable of the three, especially in Self psychology. Klein and Winnicot talk about others and relationships more. (Mahler, too). P