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Thomas Szasz

Narcissist: psychoanalytic term for the person who loves himself more than his analyst considered to be the manifestation of a dire mental disease whose successful treatment depends on the patient learning to love the analyst more and himself less.

Thomas Szasz

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The quote humorously critiques how psychoanalysis views narcissism as a serious mental illness caused by someone loving themselves too much compared to their therapist. It suggests that the therapy's goal is for the patient to shift their affection from themselves to the analyst, implying a reversal rather than a true cure.

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