aphanisis


subjective dest-tution; an experience of oneself as excremental (a piece of sh-t) and worthless, and of being eclipsed by the objet pet-t a. an experience of the breakdown of one’s sense of one’s own value when overshadowed by the external locus of one’s desires.

it is a concept in lacanian psycho-n-lysis which is also sometimes used in cultural studies. it is a crucial component of zizek’s concept of the act.
victims of terrorist kidnappings may undergo aphanisis and end up identifying with their captors (the so-called “helsinki syndrome”).

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