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Category Archives: Narcissism
The Narcissist & The Internet
Sam Vaknin: To the narcissist, the internet is an alluring playground and hunting ground. It is a gathering place for numerous potential sources for narcissistic supply. It is beyond the strictures of civilized conduct. It’s true paradise. Narcissists end up … Continue reading
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Narcissists: Their Professions, Jobs, and Vocations
Sam Vaknin: Narcissists (about 1% of the population) are concentrated in certain professions, in teaching, clergy, show business, management, medicine, military, law enforcement, politics, sports… Narcissists are addicted to a drug called narcissistic supply. They seek attention, adulation, affirmation, applause, … Continue reading
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The Narcissist & God
Sam Vaknin: God is everything the narcissist ever wants to be — omnipotent, omniscent, omnipresent, admired, much discussed, and awe inspiring. God is the narcissist’s wet dream, his ultimate fantasy. The narcissist idealizes and devalues authority figures. What greater authority … Continue reading
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Robert Stark Interviews Me About Narcissism
Topics include: How Luke was diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder(from Luke’s Bio) Maladaptive Daydreaming and the Fantasy World How Narcissists are dependent on constant attention or narcissistic supply How Narcissism affects Luke’s blogging and the topics he writes about How … Continue reading
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What Is Narcissistic Injury?
Sam Vaknin: Narcissists invariably react with narcissistic rage to narcissistic injury. Narcissists see themselves as perfect and entitled to special recognition, regardless of his accomplishments. Any threat to this perception is a narcissistic injury. A narcissistic wound is a repeated … Continue reading
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Narcissist’s Insignificant Other: Typical Spouse or Intimate Partner
Sam Vaknin: “The narcissist is never whole without an adoring, submissive, available, self-denigrating and self-deprecating partner. His very sense of superiority, omnipotence, omniscience, indeed, his false self, depend on it. His sadistic super-ego switches his attentions from himself to the … Continue reading
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I Want The World To Love Me
A friend who’s known me since childhood says: “You want everyone to love you. You want to be special to everyone. I so understand you. You have to have been unloved to understand this need.” “As to NPD (Narcissistic Personality … Continue reading
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Histrionic Personality Disorder
In 2000, my family offered me a free trip back to Australia for a month if I would consult with doctors of their choice. I said yes. One of the doctors I saw was a psychiatrist. We had a three-hour … Continue reading
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My Brilliant Narcissistic Career
Sam Vaknin says: The narcissist often strikes people as laid back, parasitic, spoiled, and self-indulgent. Appearances can deceive. Narcissists are either compulsively driven over-achievers or chronic under-achieving wastrels. Most of them fail to make productive use of their capacities. Many … Continue reading
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Narcissism & Holidays
Sam Vaknin talks about how a narcissist experiences holidays: “In the narcissist, holidays provoke a particularly virulent strain of pathological envy. The narcissist is jealous of others for having a family or for being able to celebrate lavishly and being … Continue reading
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