According to Dr. Craig Malkin, a clinical psychologist, and Harvard Medical School professor, narcissism is a personality trait found in all humans to some extent. It’s derived from “the drive to feel special, exceptional or unique.” However, narcissism exists on a spectrum, Malkin notes, and individuals with severe cases that compromise interpersonal relationships likely have a narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
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If you’re interested in learning more about narcissism, toxic relationships, dark personalities, and sexuality, then I highly recommend Rethinking Narcissism.
You have to see it for yourself, otherwise, you wouldn’t believe if someone told you what they are capable of doing or why so many of their victims are in desperate need of a guide to ignoring a narcissist.
Dr. Craig Malkin is a psychologist, Lecturer for Harvard Medical School, and Author of Rethinking Narcissism, devoted to the new science of recognizing and coping with narcissists.
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Steven Surman gives high praise to Dr. Malkin's book, Rethinking Narcissism, and highly recommends it for those wanting to learn more about narcissism.
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According to Malkin, narcissists are often characterized by the “three It’s”. Exploitation makes them do anything to feel special; entitlement allows them to take what they want; and impaired empathy makes them less likely to understand or consider the feelings of others.
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"There's no evidence that narcissism is on the rise. What there is evidence of is that we have much larger megaphones on social media that provide more opportunities to express it," says Dr. Craig Malkin.
"The term 'covert narcissism' (aka hypersensitive or vulnerable) was coined to capture the pattern in narcissists who aren’t loud, vain, chest-thumping braggarts, but are still — as their partners discover soon enough — just as arrogant and argumentative as people with the prouder, more outgoing brand of extraverted narcissism (aka overt or grandiose)."