Toupin, Kévin <br/><br/>
Polyamory and the condensation of the anxiety of loss. From missing the essence of the other to missing the essence of oneself 

 -  2025.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> Based on a clinical case from psychotherapy, the authors, both psychologists, argue in this article the hypothesis that the anxiety of loss is organized, in certain non-exclusive subjects in their romantic and conjugal relationships, around the apparent absence of an object rendered unrepresentable due to early separation. They suggest that non-exclusivity, particularly among polyamorous individuals, reflects that the anxiety of loss is diverted or even condensed, and that engaging in serial relationships in one’s love life can sometimes be understood as a defense mechanism. This leads the authors, on the one hand, to consider non-exclusivity through the lens of hypermodernity and, on the other, to explore the specificities of therapeutic support tailored to the complexity of this type of anxiety.