Mourning the Negative Transitional Object: Toward a Winnicottian Theory of Recovery
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
Published online on September 15, 2025
Abstract
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This paper applies the concept of the negative transitional object to a classic story of alcoholism and recovery, Caroline Knapp’s acclaimed 1996 memoir,Drinking: A Love Story. Knapp’s reflections on her history with drinking and its developmental ...
This paper applies the concept of the negative transitional object to a classic story of alcoholism and recovery, Caroline Knapp’s acclaimed 1996 memoir,Drinking: A Love Story. Knapp’s reflections on her history with drinking and its developmental ...