They are too well defended. The prognosis for Narcissism is a bit worse than that for pancreatic cancer, as far as an amelioration of the symptoms.
Their entire psyche is centered around defending their egos, and they are very good at it. They truly believe that if only people UNDERSTOOD them everyone would agree they were right.
They are forced to behave in vile ways by other people who are reprehensible. For them it's OK, because their motives are pure. That is most obvious in black-and-white thinking.
They do not understand how others think, and don't care. And are very threatened by any new information which might contradict their world view. They sense they would just disappear.
Quite interested winning and losing, cannot see that life is a situation, not a contest forever.
Tragic folks, really. And, frankly, doomed to those thought processes.
Wikipedia has a generally good discussion of it, leaves out some important developments.
One of them is that narcissistic people lack a genuine emotional life, instead trying to think their way into feeling appropriately. They ascribe their feelings to others without any hint of insight, and in fact lack insight.
Etc.
It's grim.
We have a bunch of 'em around here. Just look for the folks who can't demonstrate empathy, for instance for innocent people who are killed or tortured senselessly.
Arf
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No. No epiphany, no revelations.
The whole thread (59 posts)
- In my next life.....
- Only one? (n/t)
- Parallel Lives--a digression.
- Not true.
- I cannot accept that.
- "Snuff out a flame, relight the candle."
- I wasn't arguing immortality.
- I am of the completely opposed opinion.
- My point is
- re: I am of the completely opposed opinion.
- I am of the completely opposed opinion.
- Basic physics.
- I cannot accept that.
- re: Parallel Lives--a digression.
- Almost anything beats oblivion
- The Awesome Need for Death.
- Not true.
- re: Way to predictable for me