Roy Baumeister || Identity, the Self, and the Meaning of Life
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The Unstable Self Esteem
Narcissists have unstable, high self esteem. They want to think thei'r superior but when someone criticizes them then their self esteem drops temporarily. That feeling of self esteem goes down and is quite a bad feeling. So they lash out very quickly when theyy think someone is being critical. And yet, it's part of what makes those people difficult to get along with. But true high self esteem of people who just think they're wonderful, and nothing phases them doesn't matter. Good day, bad day, success or failure you still think you're great. The stable high self esteem doesn't matter,. Well, they're not aggressive or anything. Think of them as
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