Narcissism

In our discussion this evening we danced around the subject of alcohol and drug consumption. We also discussed schizophrenia. The gist of the discussion revolved around the thought that alcohol consumption decreases guilt caused by unattended obligations while attention is paid to narcissistic pleasure without guilt. Schizophrenia is withdrawal from narcissism as one flounders in a sea of contradictory obligations and loyalties. It's a middle space between narcissism and obligation with no venturing into either of them for any length of time. A schizophrenic is lost between narcissistic impossibility and the tyranny of obligation.