The Deepest Pain: Why Projective Identification Wounds Deeper Than Any Institutional Abuse

This documentation examines the profound psychological impact of maternal projective identification on children placed in institutional care. It argues that the psychic act of abandonment—being used as a container for the mother's own unmastered shame and self-hatred—inflicts a deeper wound than the physical abuse experienced within the homes themselves. Key Themes: Projective identification as a mechanism of psychic abandonment. The transgenerational chain of trauma originating in the family, not the institution. The necessity of recognizing and symbolizing this trauma for true healing. The analysis highlights that survivors often focus on physical violence to survive, while repressing the more painful experience of maternal rejection. This document is written in English and French. About the Author & Mission: Peter Siegfried Krug (23.11.1966 in Salzburg) is a chess composer (FIDE master) and researcher dedicated to the forensic and deep-psychological analysis of institutional abuse. His mission is to break the transgenerational chain of trauma by making unconscious mechanisms visible and holding perpetrators accountable.