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I have a client who is aware of his self-centeredness. The tendency is shown in his chart. He grew up with tremendous privilege which probably encouraged his proclivity to put himself first. I think he is trying to overcome this but he may just be trying to learn how to appear that he’s thinking of […]
Manipulation. This a sticky topic. So shadowy, but so interesting. You can apply this to anything (like politics or the media). But when I think about it, I think in terms of one on one relationships. For example, a patient may manipulate their therapist towards some end. But therapist may simultaneously be manipulating the patient
“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
Donald W. Black writes in “Bad Boys, Bad Men: Confronting Antisocial Personality Disorder”: “…Their disorder is often difficult to hide, but some anti-socials manage to keep it under wraps wit elaborate cons, colorful lies, and brash attempts at charm. Sometimes, though, friends and family members become accomplices in anti-socials’ efforts to hide their nature, pretending
There’s an introvert in my everyday life. He’s dealing with difficult transits. It’s an agony to watch him struggle and suffer. He’s specifically being pressured to be an extrovert. He’s got a responsibility that requires him to become or act more social that he really is.
Hi Elsa, How can a person tell the difference between an actual external conflict and projection/unprocessed shadow work that we’re reacting to? When do we try to solve things externally and when do we look within to what the situation is revealing about our psyche? Dreamland Southwestern US Hi, Dreamland. What a great question! Every interaction
I was talking to a pal… “You realize no woman is going to make him happy? It’s not personal to you?” “Um…” “You don’t realize it,” I said. “Okay, l’ll explain. Any woman this guy gets or decides to be with, he’ll not want her. He won’t want you but it’s not because of your hair,
