From Imperfect Childhood to Inceldom: How Reich and Klein Can Help Explain The Rise of Involuntary Celibate Men

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Brief Overview

This paper uses Wilhelm Reich’s and Melanie Klein’s psychoanalytic theories to explain how early familial and psychosexual disturbances foster the incel phenomenon, linking repressed aggression to authoritarianism and gender hostility.

Author

• Jeremi Dolecki, Northwestern University