This paper aims to discuss the ongoing relations between narcisism and perverted sexual organization, and therefore understand what the role of the refusal mechanism in the development of the mentioned relation is.
The refusal of perceiving castration leads the individual to a refusal of recognizing himself as marked by an absence, wich is seen as an unbearable narcisic wound. This requires on one hand to reinforce the narcisic defenses and on the other hand to look for relationships permeated by perverted nuclei. This process will consequently lead to an ego splitting, which shows us a certain vulnerability to psicosis, and under given conditions, one or the other organization prevails.
The presentation of fragments of a clinical case intends to contribute for a broader understanding of the focused issue.
Narcisism; perversion; refusal; psychoanalysis