Loss of Self: Self-Writing as a Tool in Borderline Psychoanalysis

<p><em>The Loss of Self </em>considers distinctions and connections between the writing of survival and survival as a mode of being and thinking encountered in analytic work with borderline patients.</p><p>Jean‑Francois Chiantaretto draws a parallel between Freud’s use of writing in constructing the psychoanalytic edifice and the way each analyst may turn to writing when reflecting on a patient’s analysis. With close reference to the writings of Imre Kertész the book brings a unique perspective to the literary and historical concept of survival.</p><p><em>The Loss of Self </em>will be of interest to psychoanalysts in practice and in training.</p>