Findings:
Brown Sugar Addicts:- Self image is degraded , in all most all
the cases . They express need for achievement coupled with need for
recognition. Need for aggression is noticed but it is combined with
regression and projection. Some how they are able to establish emotional
bond and was able to identify with father and mother figure .Ambivalence
with pleasure and reality principle is reflected. Separation anxiety and
anxiety of loss are evident .Defenses which are prominent are isolation
and withdrawal. Most of them try to make happy ending but infantile oral
aggression is seen .
Buprenorphine addicts: Analysis of TAT reveals gross
apperceptive distortion of the social relations of the social
relationships . They are unable to perceive properly the social
dynamics. using needles itself imply distorted phallic symbol where
aggression is fused with sex Conflict they chiefly show is activity/
passivity .Anxiety is also seen as a flight and orality . Defenses they
usually manifest social withdrawal in result depression and stories are
of unhappy ending in nature .
Ganja addicts : TAT analysis show addicts have a distorted
perception of reality , even they hallucinate .They are unable structure
proper stories, phantasies of them are most frequently either those of
being invaded by Ganja psychosis or in an impregnation phantasy . They
unconsciously and consciously avoid reality and feel castrated and weak
. Conflict they manifest are intra /extra aggression. Cognitive
distortion along with hidden anxiety are prominent , stories are chiefly
ended unhappily.
Alcoholics: TAT reflects non-congenial environment , impaired
thinking , divergent energy from work , family and social life in order
to drink . Conflict centers around alcoholics is expression of
aggression which inhibit them and they recourse to alcohol again .
Analysis of further dynamics reveal alcoholics try to sublimate their
needs and anxieties through different forms of creation on oral anxiety
specially and try to free them for security, then situation become s
worsen – then again begin to start to take alcohol. Such circle
continues , on some occasion they regress at oral stage . It is
perceived by some of them has shown unhappy ending by committing suicide
.