Narcissistic Transference: Further Considerations an cari paper (Marg, 1979), he writes offered some pre- Thsninary obtains cote ong, development and ips tions fr therapy ofthe narcnidetansfrence, The presen atic topos additonal aspect ofthe concep, with the sim of ea Sng moc uly a theoreti aed cial scope What Is Narcissistic ansference? Briefly, ascitic tranaeene isa special form of transference Cstblthed by the narcste pen inthe cours of sly there ny is characterises see determined by sich factors the Sage ‘feat development hich the at ated, he evel formation arocted witht age, and the nate ofthe exper es thatthe patient anderen thei. The nari patient {Fmsted s some poin points n approximately the Gt v9 ‘Yeas of ifn Able’ (1988, 1973) widely accepted schema of Prychologial growth, this crcl period covers the fis ehity Inonths offend embrace the developmental stages of norms tnt, Symbiosis and seprton sndvduation. Ego formation is Conceived as proceeding from one stage to the next. Normal sam ‘Sa undferentated,abjecsr stat lathe sybiote priod, ll Ind object begin to spp vesting sn emergent ego with cit Sinbigdouly Sirona inages, This an interval acing which ‘red nd Aucsting ines of demaraion between sem objet representations reflect the phasespesfie feke sealer of these "Tit ein ape Adon Pee W628 1150.0 Parees oF Bexsauin D. Mancouss sje ction yo ae rhe oy peace sed ito chet cee ge a rca tint sgt ane See Rona tm licated in the nares wanseeace, ae Ba recta ste coe ee tarcanig ear ocruenmene ei elias wabnere ried ih gnc tc tie Bandialitcpmniindreeracat Scalise deme cn ieee ‘Kamara eens apace eget acie ams ss et reer Sunnie ci eoe deren is copra geetaena ete Evidence ‘The narcsistic transference is aft offen the therapy ofthe mar= site patient. The analyst working with such patents tends to allow for iin his earliest deaings with patent, eg n actanging ‘nappointment or inthe initial terviews However the preset oe Iarcsisticcransference at such times remains an gnumpton hich needs to be quickly confirmed or 25 quickly disazdet Its a truism that everybody has a transference for everybody ese allthe time, But che very universality ofthe phenome dermaade hat we validate the existence ofthe special proces that goes by the Ime of narcsisticcransference in dherapy. The narcissistic ante [Nari Tsfrce: Bethe Consens (151 ferences nota given, with which the narcissistic patient atomat- ically begins treatment. With rare exceptions, he doesnot bring it ‘with him-—he acives with a potential fori and gradually develops it Thus, ithe lies down and emai silent, bes probably repeating a pattern established in is pst, Bot that does noe neces meat that he is ina state of narcissistic eanserene, He may be ina sel absorbed, objects ste, rin astat of object transferee. In onder to say correctly that a persons ina tat of nari transference, ‘we must observe that he demonstrates such a transference, that he ives vidoe of by his behavioe ‘What isthe nature of the evidence? We may begin by saying that when a patient isin a state of nareisistic transference the analyst becomes an especially significant figure for him, This of cour, is aio tue of object transference But in contrist tothe later it ‘which the analyst represents for the patient the parent of his oedipal Period, in the narcissistic wanferenc he analyst voce actions ad ‘ood have taken on forthe patient he quate andthe ranscenent Jimporiance of his mother when the paint was a baby. And the Patlentin narcissistic transference teats accordingly, as though the aalyse wre his modher I is this perception ofthe analyst by the parent that enables the former to have» therapeutic eect onthe patient, Unless the later fels toward the analyst as he fle oward ‘is meshes, he wll not change de psychological patterns he had lng, ago developed in reltion to he, ‘In keeping with the confsion between self and object images that ‘the patient has retained from his early narcissistic pend, the signe Ficance he attaches to the analysts now evidenced bya sma com fasion in the patient's percepon of himself andthe analyst. He will ‘bchave as though the analyst doesnot exist ans though any change ‘nthe analyst, anything the ltr does orf, actually happening toi, the patent. And the more meence the narcissistic tnsfer: enc, the mote significant the analyst becomes, andthe nore weight hh caries with the patient. Ifthe analyse moves, he patient willy “Let restless, someching is bothering me," the analyst els ted cor gloomy or anxious, the psten wil ay: Ife dred” oI fel looms,” oF “I don’t know why feel anxious.” In short, emoricnally oblivious though he seems to be of the an) lyse’ separate presence, the purine gives evidence of his narcsistic transference by according jor importance tothe stimul suing fom the analyst He does chitin a ypcalynarcsistie fashion, by confosing self and object images and seribing to himself what theW520 Pavens oF Benjamin D. Mancouss analyst is experiencing anda bing to the analyst what he, the Patient, i experiencing The Continuum ‘The picture of the macs transference given above may bemis- Jean infor at suggests that he ramscrence srg he "omenon attic poyclopcal station which paca nd se ‘rrk through, I woald bemoreinracive to elect tae oe Siti uansference a a process of emotional fun in which esas sunang tinea ner to atudy the changes dt the an ference undergoes during ween This apprsch hag aleady borne fit in uncovering a sequence of anes stat tat popes fom os wees st rts) a is cnn cht a {i main tanferece sates talon) the ants epee bythe patina ike himseland merged with ins @)te cone is experienced ike che patent but oud im. These nce {he patent nto object wartrence, witha ew the seat ey tile an ouside the paten Schematilly visualized as proceeding slong this contin, the en is ft discovered in > slesborbed bee nee transference sate, the equivalent of Mahler's (1979) pase of saree auton. The analyst dors ot ext emotionally for hand ate Sigufcane whatoever Through the sparing we of cbjene ssa questions, contact inctining ad jong, analyse en hee Patient atin a merged narcusictanscrence vate The tae, ence described in the preceding section ofthis papers oa vais ofthe merged sate I represents the narcnsin eamserae oe Peak The analyst is experienced by the patent a ie hase ed fa ot himself ind nos septate pero. The aarp 3 apprehended sat al, as signals ang fiom Sour te atin own interiog a stustion that calls up Matlers 1979) description of infant and mother in symbiotic unien a well Paget (1954 observatin thatthe infant at first superna ott in ems of iow so ay and ee ih is clear tat the image os rudimentary objec put abject. does exist inthe mrcisisticwanarence, Though tl ete rpc, the patents emotioaly unaware othe snags sep ste perce, he wil sometimes Betray the presence denicaics csi Tanne her Const © 153 with the analyst in unexpeced sways, For example, Sporia {scribes tow 1 patie wil tow ic wits is and. long 2 Sime mote by the aaa siteng bein nn “The send major nase tansttrence stat nds the patient experiencing the asia alike il but outside hsele Tiss the win mage ate The analyst, whl largely sharing cm mon sl-objee gay wih he ae, tw feu ee Ceived 2 loeed outside thes bt resign inne Hens, tothe patent change ha obvi cake place: Onc night say that separation of self snd object as begun, However inten upon tctaning as mach sponsible his xg sent of unity with he ‘objet te patent pres te lt: ney sa eet eee lnnthe'image-ofthesele Compared wit he merged tansfacace, the patent nthe twin mage ste ba deity made pogees alan, the cansnou toward indvition, But ot very fi Te tl haressistie transference and inthe symbiotic phase though Epproaching is end. His cgo boundiric whle mote fim re 3 Subject buring, apt be remain vlacabe a any moment 2 ‘elton of self and object apes and reteston Yo he mee state, The movement forwae rom the merged to the twin image sete i pers and aught wih anergy. Te comfortable see ‘of oneness with the objec i beginning to slip avy. There more Interaction berween patient and sly Stren cigs, negative ‘es in particu, theten ose, Conte fanctny ines dni object-oriented questions sn mincing interns et desive use. An advanced, id but more exposed pase ofthe na istic tanference now put he pens email potent fo theese ‘While the patent in natcisisic transience blviow ofthe am lyse ata separate person but peeves him st prt of hansl this ‘snot the sameasaseleabsorind satin whic cect reprsem ‘ations exist. The development of th arise eaaerree eo Sits the progressive penetration bythe analy nt the patent ‘el-sbsoried state Th nding bounce between heel od the object characteristic of hel arcai peod atfst peset the pant with he image of objec (the says like himself and Fat of himself les th circumstance that enables the patene © Erdge from his selPinolved ate and vo accep the presses of, let, since emotignaly he experience yt he nc of he infants stim aang fom source within hmsele Aste nat1540 Parens or Benjamin D. Mancours iii tansferene grows, the patient Deomes progressively more Jnvolved with thi special put of hima in the eaatne oe the selEabsorbed sat and evolving the symblacchtensye oak ible Hemaks etc withthe aj an ated yh #5 object-oriented questions and sectng inference eee 8% none ofthis inetd toward the analyst an sscponte abso ‘Th pen mic tno cpr srs pesence psychologically iterewined ith hiss Ie hong hes dating with sensations emanating om athe part hn ‘The continuum, as od above, lads though ge ofa ios transerence to objet transference Does o foes eras tient el thatthe analyst a separate person? The sane te qustin provides the main cc gx fo which wanncrens org rset, In narcsistc ranseene the patent dots ote ie Jn as separate. He may even sys" dont fel Jou thee* object wansference, the patent ins developed oboe comstanny and Peterves the analyst thre with him api seperate ‘Except in he most deeply regressed aes, dhe narcstic tans- feces (and for chat atc the object tenseence as wl) dons {st inp form. More commonly the pant oellsny Seen, hrcisisticwanserence and objet ansfrence omens win the same seston. This cats problems of cine mamgemere which ae beyond he scope ofthis pape Suffice it ny Sate analyst needs to add the sat of th cellting trasloreee oo he ter eters in determining whet a intervention ender any moment and what form shold take, Complications of ae iar character may arse even eatin treatments when the pation soves back and forth berwen the self abotbed sate cde bing narcsinic transferee Extrome ction is ictal sea ing wih his esitances that ne, Negative Narcissistic Transference Why Narcsistic Bansfrece Is Necessary ‘The purpose of the narcissistic transference sto undo damage that the person suffered atthe hands of is mother inthe caly tent flit, and wo hep him grow up. Partly, the damage ay have co sisted of too litle, too much of incansistent tention to the iat needs for food, physical cae and emotional warmth, Winnicott (1948) refers to this group of experiences ae "envitonmentl defi, Naess Taser Farr Cosietons 155 * Farther distortion ofthe childs persona development fom his internal reponse otis deficeney. He detlops defensive patter asin fing ney, rated od eneaged, ad against expressing any of thes fing, should be Become svar them. These defesve patterns, summed up in the narcersie defense played an morn etn dotorng is oo ermation sd seating hi metal gma oe Tore to undo the esl darmge he paint, as indicated, must cxperience the malyst ash exernced is modice. This is possible ‘nly the analyst takes on forthe patient the spec emoional sige an otis tn hein wes nd mt fe ‘Whtver the pant failed so eco fom his mater he must now felis being watheld by the alstas wel. When hese unpleasant got fi oan wth haa hen 2 poston to pve the patet acorctiveexperiene, This dos not tae providing food x ero love to compensate fr the pts Cater privates. More impoae thn hove deft ac thie tonal consequences for pessoa development. No amount of Feplacement i the preset ofstnted narcsste uppis inthe pst ‘illeiminat the memory a th emotions imps of thos expe ‘ences, narderto caret he ees of pst ratios, the ptt Ist ele those experiences mon restion tthe analyst. He se {eelthe need for emosonal ding fom tesla Know that ‘eis not evn then the pt, er sng oi = ses, i then given the motona eding he ene, the distin ‘tet of the ogi starvation prmanenly aeeauaed Why Negative Narcissistic Tsfvence Is Necessary imaoeproblem in the formative nace hate may center on Steal deonive ees setae Ste defense taken to keep fc figs oat of sigh, anything ofl to be accomplish! in ence, he mars defense ‘must be reselved and the negtive tings mst ind te may to ‘Reuricg:Hecin i tae fr stain teat 6 ‘develop the negative nareiticteanserene Cntcaly, however, ve eno s0 mac interested inthe mari~ sapere we nt on comping We help the patent develop the negative marcos tate oder {© obi is aggresive cng and then to study his reson to expressing thee flings le these retances, stemming from ‘he neste defense, that fod ss gimp tothe eign of186.0 Parees of Bewsawin D. Mascouss the patents pathology and the dynamics this confics. Our pure otis ultimately ro resuve the fnstance so tat the pane ey ‘etal the rigeepesed in dood an now dupes snalyst Maturation! proweh wil flow Our undetakng is omplicted by the fact hat many patents, inhibited snc childhood, have fled wo develop the basctopaey ‘o expres felings of any kind. This handicap, produto thea, Gite defense, has eventually come Tall Vince to ber de dense. The patent comple oes snce edocs at pees where o expres aggressive or any it fons Pee ee clusion of esistnc,mtheseGreumstaeas, fst dc eal ea Inge ene inl cna en who el Once the patti argued this bly, soe sign of matatcnal pope +8; e's ready fe the mote ard ak ot eaming to tae ee xpress all his feings, parca the nepave ee [Ris worth epeatng that we ep the patent develop the negative ‘asic trntferenc in order w expose andres a eens {0 exprsing verbal aggresion. The sal mlse of websoha, sep dos eae pl pte nar tem Oat he resistance is reslved and the patont ha begun to vebale Rese dite toward the analyst, be ast the mucins atone, an has advanced to obec anoterence, Indications of Negative Narcssic Tansfrence How do we know that we ate succesfully helping the patient dovlop the negate nares asference? Sneek nec ing rage toad the analyst, what se the incest hes eh ‘ies ot? Ovo ein gat eer event mast be expresing negative figs in some way Bet ‘what way and toward whom? Il help ite tke meaner atin complains repeatedly: "'m wshappy. Tim macro, fey ‘mind is bothering me-" Thea are negative Relgs, Baris oer dermine whither they reflec negative racist eastern ne ‘mas establish by means of objec rented queso what coo these complsint are made Ifthe pat say: "At home is ma eableandherel'm miserable,” then tees vo nacht reat ence, becae the same stuation revib everywhere Shoal oy however: "I fel miserable all he time, but when come inte ts room, I'm expecially miserable. This room slike prison" then fe ‘sexpresing negative naressistic transference is otewoxy dnt the des wot ble the analyse Ihe blamed the analyse he old Neste aye: arther Cie C157 -) oe anmerana Ssh ete ene ee ee pb rp Sarr ier eat ei ia ememlcoe tra getdineiememtiensiceeae neem Reitance and the Narcssie Thansfrence ete wets oe eae Shiota doused cee settee ae rey ae opens ratte See eset ae em, i area tee irate sabe ie cmene ace ee raat anette san ute eer eae ana ct sen cee eet ae aka caren ae Bieter eet fatten ciated Etech hey bein Se iaiirsearmscucs agin ante Souci nete ghee Re Pa i eas ea ieee tea nal acinar aretie rice tac el persia te a RGD ceva Cicily tn he a ache ities ay ei i li ee Het inde a’ ett cle fru ite tiene ares156.0 Pavers of Bensaurw D, Mancouss the analyst at separate object, dtc accusations at him and, ihe eis dang tc ater oe he ee Ips onsg that hei angry with hn, Tha sega oe ne ‘Too fos of esistince are soc wih acc wansfr- fg; Hansfeencetesistance snd seas to tana Wee familiar wich the concept of arctic wanalsene means ie 2 tapterene othe amalyst. He what ton hen tthe ane proces he analy om hs ow agen nce protected is mother The rasans nce fee ee Chests a arn tunfenes aca Beets anon athena mg diced aint the devlopment ofthe racic tans eases fc th ahs cnc ned fa of a Putt oon apand conto aly nasmach ae e Srferente conics hin though precy ts deed on the patent fee impelled to tow up a seas of coal s 8nd, The ene sow proce, resample of ee seabsored se wid 4 moxged tarcspate wane ee comp by the pat termine at sory ose ‘eafeen, The peak ofthe orm of easance wel he 1 qo cectancey whan he merged marae eee he ‘tabbed fll development and the ene pecans Seaseofniy wiht objet (he nalys) oR se Shin unaered free ate lsc tefl to mae the dsnton between ransference resstne nd rstance to tanscence Howrey ompet sto ackowiege hat the astnes we Woe en ‘ngate inlined sae acl diferent ways of viewings soe tote pattem, Pardon a may seam saree fens rests a at the se time tssaness to tae and Wc vera, We may pt thi th arate soon even the prospect of oes in moton a oycnogial mere which expenses isin varety of ye Cone to ae ithe vonans or at lan te ranting. of marae ee ft sing to cin dh sles ste aad eee cla tes, nd th by a oan er eaten and esting separation ofl and se What ne bac wher reste o tanec o tame eatoe the one inp the other. Tantra, Er ca [Nari Tamfoone: ther Considetns ©158 stock, bares tier depment ofthe nari eanseence Sal ha rer aren owas a nc Secs ‘stance fo rnstrnce, cp an gu renstan poe ah byrne daw Sy ying ene orga feng, a obvioes excien vonscie rostance espt the fc thie he eo forms of resistance ave aspects of sil ter, one rte lb dominant ny area {ime anes word etaiing he dction betwen on fo the Sci ni nce Tie ren dirtens aly stand fr eiferene in maton ste pant mes ah set atfectiveposton co the abe nhs sgl sod ena fe enlace shpat aoe able fllow the pan’ poyetnlogl por so know ot draco iene ae Rerychoa bee coo dre the more eye sccel in tesling tse ewes REFERENCES ota 6 Then et Ne ai ie Mate Msi, 2 Han Sid te Vid fein, New Stee Mato Une ae Ee ern 9, Th Ph kf Han Maral (97) Nicci tatene the produ of xetaping sl bin Br ages | Tc Cao of ly te Cl. Now Yk Bue Bek $s He son yaa fi Sas Ne a imi. (1, Pit py hy be Caled ope Now Yi we ae ie