Understanding narcissism requires recognizing that the narcissist’s emotional world revolves around fantasies rather than real interpersonal relationships. The idealization you experience is selective and serves to elevate the narcissist’s own
The speaker opened with multilingual greetings and briefly noted living in the Czech Republic and Poland. The main content summarized models of narcissism: sociosexuality and the contextual reinforcement model (narcissists
In this video, the speaker explored the psychology of narcissists, describing their behavior as driven by a compulsive need for narcissistic supply, indifference, and contempt toward others, often manifesting in
The meeting explored the characteristics of covert narcissism, emphasizing traits such as envy, pseudo humility, victimhood, and an extensive fantasy life used to compensate for real-life ineffectiveness. It highlighted the
The speaker discussed the complex nature of narcissists, highlighting that they are not always predators but can also be victims of toxic relationships and manipulation, often surrounded by other disordered
Sam Vaknin discusses the nature of pro-social or communal narcissists, describing them as deeply dependent on others for internal regulation despite their grandiose self-image. He explains that these sadistic narcissist
In the meeting, Professor Sam Vaknin discussed the nature of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), emphasizing that while narcissistic traits are genetic, pathological narcissism primarily results from childhood trauma and dysfunctional
In this discussion, Sandin explores the concept of charm in psychopaths and narcissists, highlighting that while both exhibit superficial charm, classical overt narcissists actually trigger discomfort and an uncanny valley
Psychopaths are charming. Narcissists are charming. Even some professors of psychology who shall remain unnamed are charming. Charming, isn’t it? Today we’re going to discuss the differences between the psychopath
One of the greatest problems in the scholarly literature on pathological narcissism is the misuse of the labels grandiose and vulnerable. I’m saying misuse because the way these words are
