Abstract

NOTO, Iara Spada Bondioli de Souza  and  CAMPOS, Maria Lúcia Ferrão de Sousa. Always by a thread. Rev. bras. psicanál [online]. 2011, vol.45, n.1, pp. 151-164. ISSN 0486-641X.

This paper was conceived from a conversation regarding a clinical situation. A patient, who had just become a grandmother, was surprised and frightened by the unexpected sensations of discomfort and unfamiliarity which invaded her. Following the flow of her unease, both authors ponder the existential circumstances encompassing this generational transition, and suggest the need for an attentive regard to the uniqueness of this moment, when the continuity of life and the proximity of death must be associated.

Keywords : grandmotherhood; death; aging; crisis; narcissism.

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