> External stuff produces other-esteem and yeah, it's the root of narcissism Don't confuse root and symptoms, though. Excessive admiration contributes as much

> External stuff produces other-esteem and yeah, it's the root of narcissism Don't confuse root and symptoms, though. Excessive admiration contributes as much as exaggerated criticism throughout the childhood. If anything, the narcissistic personality disorder means a missing intrinsic self-esteem, which is tried to compensate by getting this from external sources - which somewhat "works", but not for long, so it must be repeated again and again.