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Sex, Drugs and Creativity - Searching for Magic in a Disenchanted World (Hardcover)
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Sex, Drugs and Creativity - Searching for Magic in a Disenchanted World (Hardcover)
Series: Psychological Issues
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In Sex, Drugs, and Creativity: The Search for Magic in a
Disenchanted World, Kahoud and Knafo take a close look at
omnipotent fantasies in three domains: sex, drugs, and creativity.
They demonstrate how these fantasies emerge and how artists draw on
them both to create and destroy-sometimes simultaneously - and how
understanding this can help psychoanalysts work more effectively
with these individuals. Using the personal statements of
influential artists and entertainers, in addition to clinical
material, the authors examine the omnipotence of self-destruction
as it contends with that of creative artists. The authors argue
that creative artists use omnipotent fantasies to imagine the world
differently - this enables them to produce their art, but also
leaves these artists vulnerable to addiction. Chapters devoted to
Stephen King and Anne Sexton demonstrate the ways these authors
used drugs and alcohol to fuel imagination and inspire creative
output while simultaneously doing harm to themselves. A detailed
case study also demonstrates successful clinical work with a
creative substance user. Sex, Drugs, and Creativity will appeal to
anyone interested in the links between creativity and substance
use, and will be of great use to psychoanalysts and mental health
practitioners working with these challenging clients.
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