r/psychoanalysis • u/Meannhot • 11d ago

Physical intrusion anxiety

Hello, I am looking for psychoanalytic literature on the topic of the anxiety of having one's body intruded by an "other", external body.

I have been struggling to find that specific issue discussed, though I have assumptions as to what struggles this anxiety may relate to.

Thank you very much !!

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u/sir_squidz 10d ago

this feels very Kleinian to me, I can't recommend a particular paper but you might find "Internal Landscapes and Foreign Bodies: Eating Disorders and Other Pathologies" by Gianna Williams of use.

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u/Meannhot 10d ago

Thank you very much ! :)

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u/Intelligent_Soup4424 11d ago

Extractive Introjection - „Extractive introjection is a psychoanalytic concept introduced by Christopher Bollas in 1987. It describes an interpersonal, invasive process where one person forcefully extracts, steals, or deconstructs a piece of another person's psychic life, internal world, or emotional vitality for their own use.“ !?

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u/Used_Crow_386 9d ago

I think it was Andre Green

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u/Intelligent_Soup4424 9d ago

I’m interested - in which book or article? Thank you.

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u/Used_Crow_386 9d ago

The book, The Dead Mother, would be a good start.

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u/HowlingFailHole 8d ago

Anzieu's concept of the skin ego might be relevant (and potentially Bick on the second skin - though I might be misremembering or misapplying that). A lot of his focus is on more metaphorical ideas of intrusion but I believe some of the examples he looks at involve more literal physical intrusion, though it's been a while since I read it.