Gewalt als Selbstschutz gegen Angst

The article reports on the treatment of a radically right wing young man. His ideology, acts of and inclination to violence and his ownership of weapons, including weapons of war, gave him the feeling of being different from the others and also gave him protection from anxiety, especially the fear of death, and some stability to his fragile ego. In his childhood, he functioned as the object of unfulfilled wishes of his mother, who was a war baby and was unable to empathise his feelings. During treatment, he relived traumatic childhood experiences. His powerful feelings and corresponding countertransference experience, opened ways for a comprehensive understanding of his inclination to violence and to new experiences.