solipsism vs narcissism as a basis of abusive behaviour
Apr 15, 2017 7:28:06 GMT -5
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Post by petrushka on Apr 15, 2017 7:28:06 GMT -5
www.iep.utm.edu/solipsis/ explains it nicely in the first paragraph. The solipsist cannot really grasp that
any minds other than his/her own exists. In fact, the solipsist believes that they are the only thing that really exists,
whereas everything else is merely a figment of their imagination.
Anything that does not behave the way they imagine they want it to be, is an irritant. Like a mosquito that keeps flying
into your ear while you're asleep, disrupting your dreams.
They do not understand that there are other dreams out there.
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essayonrequest.com/an-overview-of-narcissism/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_rage_and_narcissistic_injury
Narcissism is a very complex issue, and the term is thrown about much too readily. It's also not identical to narcissistic
personality disorder per se.
The most commonly assumed narcissist has an ego the size of a blimp. They have grandiose ideas about their worth,
their abilities, their knowledge. They demand adulation because they are so grand, and it's theirs by right. Can you
say 'entitlement three miles wide'? And typically they have little regard for other people's feelings, goals, rights, ideas.
There is another aspect to the narcissist, and that's the one with an ego the size of an ant. You see, narcissism is a disturbance
of the sense of self - and there are two ends to the bell curve. Expect wildly erratic behaviour. Bluster out of uncertainty,
bullying to shore up self worth, running other people down to bring themselves up.
In any event, the narcissist psychologically needs to be praised and adored by others. And if they do not get that
praise and adoration, they may fall into narcissistic rage. Which is not pretty.
Frankly, I never managed to read all the way through Kohut. The way that man wrote, he may have created the perfect
soporific: I used to last for 30 pages and the book would fall out of my hands.
But this, use the word hesitantly. The issue is much more complex that it appears at first glance. Not everybody who
huffs and puffs and struts or ignores other people's feelings is a narcissist. They MIGHT just be as dumb as a bag of rocks.
any minds other than his/her own exists. In fact, the solipsist believes that they are the only thing that really exists,
whereas everything else is merely a figment of their imagination.
Anything that does not behave the way they imagine they want it to be, is an irritant. Like a mosquito that keeps flying
into your ear while you're asleep, disrupting your dreams.
They do not understand that there are other dreams out there.
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essayonrequest.com/an-overview-of-narcissism/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_rage_and_narcissistic_injury
Narcissism is a very complex issue, and the term is thrown about much too readily. It's also not identical to narcissistic
personality disorder per se.
The most commonly assumed narcissist has an ego the size of a blimp. They have grandiose ideas about their worth,
their abilities, their knowledge. They demand adulation because they are so grand, and it's theirs by right. Can you
say 'entitlement three miles wide'? And typically they have little regard for other people's feelings, goals, rights, ideas.
There is another aspect to the narcissist, and that's the one with an ego the size of an ant. You see, narcissism is a disturbance
of the sense of self - and there are two ends to the bell curve. Expect wildly erratic behaviour. Bluster out of uncertainty,
bullying to shore up self worth, running other people down to bring themselves up.
In any event, the narcissist psychologically needs to be praised and adored by others. And if they do not get that
praise and adoration, they may fall into narcissistic rage. Which is not pretty.
Frankly, I never managed to read all the way through Kohut. The way that man wrote, he may have created the perfect
soporific: I used to last for 30 pages and the book would fall out of my hands.
But this, use the word hesitantly. The issue is much more complex that it appears at first glance. Not everybody who
huffs and puffs and struts or ignores other people's feelings is a narcissist. They MIGHT just be as dumb as a bag of rocks.
