Misplaced feelings of disappointment and an inflated or excessive sense of entitlement are among the most challenging presenting problems that we are likely to face in practice.
The Course
We delude ourselves into believing that if we offer a safe, caring and therapeutic space, the client will resolve their sense of injustice, but instead the client’s problems begin to deepen, and in time, this includes a growing sense of disappointment, with us!
Normal or healthy entitlement involves giving and receiving – rights are balanced with responsibilities. In contrast, excessive entitlement is associated with a lack of empathy or appreciation of the others point of view – arrogance and a pervasive sense that one has been wronged begin to dominate when life’s realities conflict with unrealistic, polarised or magical thinking. When confronted, underlying feelings of fragility give rise to a sense that one has been mortally wounded. These are all narcissistic traits, and when it comes to working with these clients, we find that their defenses are often rooted in disappointing, un-boundaried, or overly permissive early relationships. This studio day will look at the spectrum of psychological difficulties associated with feelings of disappointment, entitlement and grievance and introduce participants to the continuum of narcissistic difficulties ranging from mild to the more severe, narcissistic personality disorder.
Course Information
Presented by: Steve Sharkey, is a UKCP registered psychotherapist and Consultant Adult Psychotherapist at Kent and Medway Partnership NHS Trust. Steve combines NHS work with a small private practice. He has a special interest in personality disorder – he completed a post graduate training in forensic psychotherapy in the NHS and managed a Department of Health sponsored residential community for clients with severe and dangerous personality disorder. Steve is a former executive council member of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy.
Date: Past event
Times: 9.30- 4.00pm
Refreshments provided, bring your own lunch
Cost: £
Venue: 12 April Court, Sybron Way, Crowborough, TN6 3DZ
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