Charles Foster Kane from the classic film ‘Citizen Kane’ displays narcissistic rage and a lack of empathy, psychological features that show up in different personality and autistic spectrum disorders.
Narcissistic Rage and the Failure of Empathy: ‘Citizen Kane’ Read More »
Charlie Sheen’s rant on The Alex Jones Show and how it demonstrates the characteristic defenses against shame, including features of pathological narcissism.
Charlie Sheen’s Rant and the Power of Destructive Narcissism Read More »
The false analogy between diagnosing physical and mental illness provides a rationale for reimbursement from insurance companies to psychotherapists, helps alleviate shame in patients and enables the pharmaceutical companies to make billions of dollars.
The Fallacies of Psychological Diagnosis Read More »
In modern American society, a large number of people pursue the twin cults of celebrity and romantic love as the sole sources of meaning in life.
Celebrity and Romantic Love: “Meaning” in the Modern World Read More »
Narcissism, blaming and contempt — the three core defenses against shame — are illustrated with clinical material from the author’s psychotherapy practice.
Defenses Against Shame Read More »
Authentic self-esteem is not something that can be obtained through outside sources such as praise or compliments but rather grows from living up to our own standards and expectations so that we feel ourselves to be a person we esteem.
Narcissism vs. Authentic Self-Esteem Read More »
An examination of Mark Zuckerberg’s character in the film ‘The Social Network’ as a way to understand Narcissistic Personality Disorder and pathological narcissism.
A Portrait of Narcissistic Personality Disorder in ‘The Social Network’ (2010) Read More »