I don't think self-love is a good substitution. Pathological narcissism can have its source in extreme insecurity, which might not be too visible from the outsi

I don't think self-love is a good substitution. Pathological narcissism can have its source in extreme insecurity, which might not be too visible from the outside because it gets overacted. Some self-centeredness is completely normal, you are your own protagonist, but too much of it is certainly bad on many metrics. Freud tends to generalise too much, especially on the topic of libido. His mentor Breuer is a better source in my opinion. Insecure people might be too critical with themselves and would be afraid of being narcissistic perhaps. They should not in most cases. > When you brush your teeth that's an expression of your narcissism I don't believe any form of self-care is an narcissistic act. I think that softens it too much. But technically the title is accurate since there is narcissism in everyone.