Twinship/Alter-Ego, Psychoanalytic Zero and ME
Abstract
In this paper, I describe my journey and devotion to studying twinship/alter-ego, one of the most significant concepts in Heinz Kohut’s Psychology of the Self. There are many reasons why the twinship/alter-ego experience inspired me, but I note here my cultural and ethnic background, my psychoanalytic training in New York, and the 9/11 attacks during my candidacy. I will also explore the difference between a loss of twinship/alter-ego in Kohut’s life and that I found in my life.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
Cultural
Psychoanalytic
and Sociopolitical Reflections
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Psychoanalytic Inquiry
- Pages
- 1–5
- Publication date
- 3 February 2026
- Language
- EN