#Includes bibliographical references and index. Fragmentation, feeling torn apart by conflict, self-loathing, and loneliness, are forms of inner torment that characterize the lives of many patients who seek psychotherapy. This text presents an approach to understand & help such patients. Can hope be pathological? What is love? How are envy and arrogance related to hatred? What is the optimal distance between the self and others? Why are some individuals excessively vulnerable to nostalgia? What are the distinctions between a need and a wi Can hope be pathological? What is love? How are envy and arrogance related to hatred? What is the optimal distance between the self and others? Why are some individuals excessively vulnerable to nostalgia? What are the distinctions between a need and a wi