From http://www.operationdoubles.com/narc/ Malignant narcissists have an inferiority complex. So, their narcissism is a COMPENSATORY egomania. It is caused by shame and is low esteem in disguise. Quite the opposite of someone who just has a big head… That underlying shame and self loathing is what makes a malignant narcissist malignant. Whereas narcissistic-but-normal people have big [...]
Here are several links to some good books on narcissism. The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People Why Is It Always About You? : Saving Yourself from the Narcissists in Your Life Think I’ll be buying [...]
Wanted to write a post about magical thinking and found such wonderful info about it on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_thinking Will get back to it later. But it led me to a link on True Believer Syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True-believer_syndrome and from there, a link to John W. Worley, renowned psychiatrist, and victim of a 419 scam. Along with [...]