Bullying, reflections from the instinct

El acoso escolar, reflexiones respecto al concepto de pulsión

This article derives from an investigation whose objective was the analysis of the experiences of teenagers who have been bullied, from a psychoanalytic perspective. Based on experiences narrated by the participants, their involvement is reflected from the concept of instinct. We worked with 6 students of the high school in the State of Mexico, through a semi-structured interview and the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). The information was analyzed from the categories of analysis: self-perception, family history and socio-school context. Living with inferiority, being complacent before others and being vulnerable to abuse allows you to be part of the family group, school and relate to your partner; situation that leads to the repetition of experiences of violence where the death instinct is manifested.