Posts by J. Herman Kleiger
Can The Creative Be Mad And The Mad Be Creative?
Apart from the fact that I find this a damned interesting question, my curiosity about madness and creativity stems from a decades-long interest in psychosis, particularly understanding how disorganized and illogical thinking can be identified on psychological tests like the Rorschach. In each of the books I’ve written about psychosis, disordered thinking, and the Rorschach…
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The myth of Narcissus warns of the perils of excessive self-absorption, but is there more to narcissism than meets our gaze? I remember two patients – Marty, a meek young man, always on guard for any situation hinting of potential shame and only showing himself when guaranteed of perfect understanding and emotional attunement to his…
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