UNDERSTANDING DIVORCE: A WORKBOOK by MARINA OPPENHEIMER LMHC
Amazon. Apr 10, 202 According to F r e u d “In one's spiritual sufferings or illnesses which come after separation from a loved person, it can be certainly discovered that the mechanism of such an illness is turning back of one's libido to the persons loved in childhood.” If we read closely Freud’s comment, we will start understanding that a significant relationship breakup is definitely more complicated than just the breakup with a partner. In other words, since the choice of our marital partner is significantly related to our childhood, the breakup will also have to do with our relationship with our parents. In Marie’s case, for instance, we can guess that her mother’s lack of affection towards her when she was a child is a narcissistic wound that will probably never...