Narcissism eliminates traditional expectations of demonstrating one's identity and demands instant validation of one's self-obsession, pain, and mental illnesses. This culture forces individuals into a destructive self-focus. People are increasingly claiming mental health conditions like ADHD and bipolar disorder without truly having them, seeking these identities to provide explanations for their life challenges.
Brendan O'Neill is the chief political writer at "spiked" and host of "The Brendan O'Neill Show." He's also the author of several books, among them "Anti-Woke," "A Duty to Offend," and most recently, "A Heretic's Manifesto: Essays on the Unsayable."
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