The psychology of narcissism
But what is narcissism? The basic idea is being obsessively self-absorbed, always putting your own needs first, having poor empathy or appreciation for other people’s needs etc. But what is behind someone operating that way?
I think the people on Ellen are generous socially but act like they're really self-absorbed. I imagine they are letting it out to the TV, thinking it's either a big deal or no one cares enough to wanna care..
They’re charming enough to attract friends, associates and lovers — only to drop them as soon as better prospects show up. They need the best table in the house...
I am a little guilty here as I hold some distance from my parents in different ways.
It's interesting that Britney supposedly had no friends, other than my Asian Pilates trainer at Tulane, a university in New Orleans.
I find it somewhat expected yet horrific that actors just "use" people and don't really like them.. So, what should we do?
Yet some of these seemingly overconfident people are actually in considerable psychological trouble, suffering what psychiatrists call narcissistic personality disorder, one of the most self-destructive and difficult-to-treat conditions in the lexicon of mental illness.
We could have them get help so less people rub off as suicidal to themselves or others.
We all know that movie stars, professional athletes, rich people and politicians often act like complete jackasses.. The cause, he says, is acquired situational narcissism -psychiatric professor
They aren't ready to be out there. They seem to have officially ended Hollywood or at least for people who aren't teenagers nor their Late Boomer parents.
People who aspire to stardom tend to be more narcissistic than others, but they don’t develop a true narcissistic personality disorder until they begin to achieve success
Sometimes, people are offended by fancier people, like they're cheating out of life.
The more I grow, the less I become this egocentric thing that is prone to anger and hatred and all this other stuff.. The job of the creative person is to get out of the way.
I guess you need to separate yourself from people as much as possible if you feel vulnerable and later go back.
“Even if you have high ego self-esteem, there’s always hidden fear underneath it. It’s always there to compensate for the fear you feel of not being good enough or perhaps failing. So you need to play a role of being big to compensate for fear of failure that’s deep down.
Yes, there probably is a great fear of failing rather than being your normal self in some situations. You can't expect anything of anyone. People are fallible.
