Workshops and Seminars
The C.G. Jung Foundation presents
Narcissism and Its Discontents
a daylong seminar led by
Maxson J. McDowell, Phd, LMSW
Saturday, October 4, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Narcissistic injuries are everywhere. They express themselves, for example, in addictions, compulsions, controlling behavior, excessive anger and grandiosity. They may underlie depression, anxiety, insomnia, underachievement, creative blocks and relationship problems. But narcissistic injuries resist consciousness and they are often missed, even in analysis. In this workshop, we will explore the causes, symptoms and treatment of narcissistic injury. We will watch a short vignette from Seinfeld. We will read a description from literature (Mrs. Dalloway) and discuss published clinical examples.
Everyone has some degree of narcissistic injury. If we can suffer an awareness of our own injuries then we are less controlled by them. Such awareness helps us to relate better to other people, to our creative work, and to our own selves.
In this workshop we will aim for a deeper understanding of narcissistic injury and, perhaps, more awareness of narcissism in our own lives. This workshop will be fun and will be accessible to lay-people as well as professionals. Discussion will be welcome throughout.
Maxson J. McDowell, PhD, LMSW, is a Jungian analyst in private practice in New York City, where he works with individuals and groups. He is the President of the C.G. Jung Foundation and a former Board member of the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism. He is on the faculty of the Jung Foundation’s Continuing Education program, the C.G. Jung Institute of New York and the Westchester Institute for Training in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis. For more information about Maxson J. McDowell, visit his website: www.jungny.org.