MDMA for narcissism? 5 Questions for psychoanalyst and psychiatrist Alexa Albert

  • I can tell you from many years of experience.

    You start handing out the disco biscuits (MDMA) at your hard house or trance club to the local narcissist. I can confidently assure you, he will be as loved up as the next man.

    He will get in touch with the empathy and love he thought he never had.

    he will most likely be snogging his mate, the local Borderline or Histrionic as soon as his eyes start rolling.

    I'm pro MDMA for use in therapy. After all it was originally used in therapy for couples.

  • A few things that jump out:

    1) This over all seems like an advertisement piece wrapped up as an FAQ.

    2) The definition of narcissism here is so loose and encompassing so many things it makes me wonder if these people can actually distinguish various pathologies. I’d opt to re-categorize especially because terms like narcissism, empathy, psychopath etc are in vogue but given their definitions it’s a day that ends with ‘y’.

    3) I’d like to sincerely know the scientific backing of the education that these positions hold, in particular because while I’m okay with a certain level of hypothesizing, getting people hooked on drugs because it can cure anything from grandiosity to childhood neglect is not something I’m ready to accept at face value. I want to see how do they determine conditions, origins, and treatments.