Flattery is generally the first step towards gaining control of another person. “Hey, pretty lady!” It’s opens you up to a certain degree, almost instantly. I have Venus in Leo and a lot of people use this on technique on me. So much so, I made a video in 2007: Leo & Flattery: Real Gold […]
“God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.” –William Shakespeare Self aggrandizement and vanity are not Narcissism. To understand the reality of Narcissism you must understand its root, the rejection of the true self. When Narcissus looked in the pool and fell in thrall with his reflection this was not self-love. To
People call each other narcissists at the drop of a hat. I wonder if this was the word-of-the-day, or if we really have become more self-centered – it’s all about me!
This is another post on parenting. It may be provocative, I don’t know. It may be asinine for all I know but to me it’s a mind-bender so I thought I would throw it out here. You may or may not know that satori is an expert on narcissism. I am not. But I listen
“Be as you are, as you see as I am I am.” –James Taylor Every few years or so I buy an exceptionally embarrassing (to me) self-help book, the type of book where I’d likely set myself on fire before I’d confidently display it on my bookshelf. The other day I was rearranging my books,
Someone linked an article in the NYT in the forum – Narcissism No Longer a Psychiatric Disorder. “Narcissistic personality disorder, characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance and the need for constant attention, has been eliminated from the upcoming manual of mental disorders, which psychiatrists use to diagnose mental illness…” Unrelated, outside the fact I
satori and I had a conversation today about people who have a compulsive need for attention. I have been accused of this because of my blogging. I believe this is a projection. In whatever case we wound up discussing the recent conflict on this blog when you-know-who was sliced, diced and tossed by me. But
