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Narcissistic loved ones? I am in love. With myself. Well, kinda strange. But it happens. Conviron Altatis shares.

The classical Narcissus myth, via Ovid’s version, is the embryonic form of contemporary notions which lend its name to the psychological syndrome, Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NDP) as well as the psychic development terminologies which we (think we) ‘understand’ today. Most of these categories of behaviour come to us from the speculative discourse of Psychoanalysis which is steeped in metaphorical analogy which does not unpack under close investigation. This has not deterred behavioural scientists from appropriating the term for trait-based diagnosis of problematic personality types. It is the normal, or sub-clinical aspects of narcissism which are of importance to the life of an individual in a social interactive situation that depends on an interpretation of context which is tied to convention and socially acceptable meanings.

Rousseau’s play is analysed and critically contrasted in the context of Narcissism as it is presently understood. Self love has been framed in the terms of the mythical Narcissus by Rousseau some 150 years prior to Freud’s theory wherein he was appropriated by Freud as the seat of the Oedipal Complex. The problems that Narcissism alludes to literally became not just the beginnings of a discourse which dealt with the “introduction” of the individual into the “world” and their consequent relation to themselves which is formed through the other by looking, but it also introduced Narcissus as an exemplar of the self-lover to a new generation. It is not a crime to love oneself.

“I looked in the mirror and what did I see…”
What does one see when one looks in a mirror? Is it merely as the song says “…A nine stone weakling with knobbly knees…” Or is there more to be seen in a mirror than one’s own reflection?
Mirrors have a certain mystique about them, which gives rise to beliefs, magic, myths, legends and superstitions.
Amongst many things they have been seen as a “tool of the devil”, a “catcher” of the soul, a harbinger of things to come, a portal to another dimension and a source of bad luck.
But what are these beliefs myths and superstitions and where do they come from?

Narcissus’ (or Greek Narkissos) story has been brought to us by many sources. It bears repeating here, as it is still highly relevant to today’s society. Join me in meeting the modern Narcissi.