Posted by the Facebook page “Conscious Parenting”:
Carl Jung said, “Neurosis is a substitute for legitimate suffering.” So is narcissism. The narcissist denies and encapsulates emotional pain. The result is callousness and extreme insensitivity to others. Any time their narcissistic ego feels threatened, they attack. At the same time, when everything is okay in their world, they can be pleasant, loving people.
A person must understand the narcissist’s “illness,” which is completely unconscious. They can then be clear, firm and strong- no nonsense. Feeling statements are great because the narcissist is out of touch with their own feelings. They can then begin to understand how their words and actions affected you and how they made you feel…
(For more information read, the section called “Self Portraits” in “Fingerpainting in Psych Class”)
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OMG! I have dealt with a lot of narcissists in my life, especially lately. It makes me want to, to…I was going to say something violent but actually it just makes me want to be alone (or just me and my husband, ha). I am not immune to narcissism either (yes, I notice some of the behavior from the excerpt I posted above in myself) — the problem with dealing with narcissists all the time is that it makes me want to hide away which ratchets up my own narcissism, ugh! A vicious cycle…a trap! I suspect lots of people feel this way because our society as a whole seems to be becoming more narcissistic.
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