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I think that it's really good to examine yourself, and to keep trying to understand and work out the truth of your particular situation. I don't know anything a
by webnrrd2k 4y ago
I think that it's really good to examine yourself, and to keep trying to understand and work out the truth of your particular situation. I don't know anything about you, so please take this with a grain of salt, but the fact that you are serious about inducing a narcissistic collapse tells me that you probably don't need one.
It might even be damaging for you. Maybe you're depressed, or have self-esteem issues, alcoholism, addiction, co-dependency, developmental issues, or any of a number of other things going on.
Re: Narcissism-lite -- it's been pretty well established that a small amount of narcissism can be a good thing, while too much is a bad thing. How to know the difference? Results. Does your life work for you? Do you have some friends that you can talk with about this? Or maybe a therapist?
- surprisetalk 4y agoYeah, I've recently made huge strides in overcoming alcoholism, and I think I'm just interested in other large positive perspective shifts I can make in my life. But it might be better to stick with some smaller incremental gains for a bit :) Thanks!
- webnrrd2k 4y agoI remember reading The Road Less Travelled, by M. Scott Peck, a long time ago. It dealt with issues of narcissism, addiction, self awareness, hard work, suffering, and growing into being an adult. Parts of it are out of date, and in retrospect, I can see that the book has some big flaws with regard to religion; but it also does a good job of exploring self-centeredness, and where too much can veer off I to unhealty behaviors. I think it might be a good book to add to your reading list.