Prof Sam Vaknin
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Curing One Mental Illness with Another?
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23:54Now PlayingFantasies, Delusions Reduce Anxiety, Depression (Anxiolytic, Antidepressant)
Restore control, empower
Introduce omnipotent allies
Self-enhance (paranoid)
Reverse time's arrow (consequences determine antecedents)
Shut off reality (select for congruency)
Foster a secure base or back to the womb (idealization of parental figures such as lover, god, or leader)
Guarantee immunity (as divinity or harmless child)
Purge enemies
Control and channel or sublimate threatening negative affects (such as envy) to avoid self-defeat, self-harm, or self-destruction
Imbue life with ego-syntonic narrative meaning, purpose, goals, and direction (prescriptive)
Healing involves ego syntony and full functionality. Should it also include reality testing? If one mental illness (e.g. delusional disorder or paranoia) cures another - is this healing?
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