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Episode 28: Malignant Narcissism: A Reservoir of Hatred and Violence

Lives of the Unconscious. A Podcast on Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

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The Dangers of Narcissism

Many narcissists manage to impress otherss ly those who are insecure, dazzling and winning them over. The dangerous hing about this form of narcissism is that it does not directly disclose its destructive potency, but on the contrary, arouses sympathy and hope. Peranoid tendencies come to the fore, especially in the event of feat or humiliation,. In which case blame is placed on some other, on an insidious conspiracy, or something similar. Even delusion will do. And any one who contradicts that view is seen as part of the conspiracy simply by opposing it. It is carried out with a basic cynicism or misanthropy... This mixture of sadism, egocentris, tyranny and paranoia

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