The ego is indispensable for psychological health, social adaptation, and self-coherence. It is the wise mediator that balances instinctual desires, moral demands, and reality. Rather than seeking to obliterate the
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 distinguishes independence (healthy ego and boundary maintenance with cooperative engagement) from defiance (exclusionary, antagonistic withdrawal), and maps a spectrum of reactant defiance from ostentatious eccentricity through nonconformity and
Lecturer applies Baudrillard’s spectacle theory to pathological narcissism, arguing that in postmodern hyper-simulation identities are performative and constructed from the sign-value of possessions and curated images. Narcissism acts as a
Narcissists under stress can shift into borderline states with emotional dysregulation and, if frustration persists, transition into a psychopathic state characterized by cold, premeditated, and potentially violent behavior. They perceive
Sam Vaknin argues that core identity (the self) is distinct from behaviors: identity is an immutable, continuous narrative formed early in life, while behaviors, choices, and roles can change across
The video explored the traits of fretful and neglectful narcissists, highlighting their contrasting behaviors of overconcern and abandonment, both perceived by the narcissist as expressions of love but experienced by
The speaker discussed the inherent contradiction in psychology and self-help between expanding oneself through exploration and the simultaneous societal demand for self-control and limitation. This paradox is pronounced in pathological
The speaker reflects on their diminished self-efficacy, attributing it not only to personal failures but significantly to drastic societal and cultural changes that undermine rationality, intelligence, and traditional values rooted
In this video, the speaker discussed Carl Gustav Jung’s concept of the mother archetype, emphasizing its complexity beyond the typical nurturing and loving image, highlighting its role in self-love and
