Mirrors don’t create the self—they create the ego. Psychoanalysis and developmental psychology doesn’t conceive of human existence without hashtag#mirroring and ego. Daniel Stern reminds us that the self is innate. Amirrored development separates these layers: the self can persist without hashtag#ego, independent of any relational scaffolding. hashtag#DevelopmentalPsychology hashtag#Psychoanalysis hashtag#OntologyOfMind hashtag#InfantDevelopment https://cristinagherghel.substack.com/p/amirroring

Why do some mental health therapies fail? If a person's trauma does not flashbacks and berating introjects, traditional treatments that rely on narrative and imagery will not work. Not all suffering from narcissistic abuse is the same. Not all victims become survivors. Some will remain endurers. #TraumaRecovery #EmotionalAbuse #MentalHealth #NeurodevelopmentalPsychology #aphantasia https://open.substack.com/pub/cristinagherghel/p/narcissistic-abuse-c-ptsd-and-the?r=6bmg7x&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true