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- Title
Linking Gambling and Trauma: A Phenomenological Hermeneutic Case Study Using Almaas' Transformation of Narcissism Approach.
- Authors
Nixon, Gary; Solowoniuk, Jason; Boni, Lauren; Grant Kalischuk, Ruth
- Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examine the phenomenon of pathological gambling and addiction from the perspective of writer and teacher A.H Almaas. By drawing on his Diamond Mind approach we trace the origin of addictive behaviors and pathological gambling to narcissistic wounding, which constitutes the loss of connection with the Essential Identity. A phenomenological hermeneutic methodology was applied in the research process in which Penny, the subject of this case study, willingly shared her life journey through addiction. A thematic analysis clustered into 5 themes revealed a link between her experiences of childhood trauma, addiction, pathological gambling, and the manifestation of fundamental narcissism.
- Subjects
CASE studies; COMPULSIVE gambling; COMPULSIVE gamblers; ALMAAS, A. H.; NARCISSISTIC injuries; HERMENEUTICS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction, 2013, Vol 11, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
1557-1874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11469-012-9403-4