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Rethinking Narcissism
- The Bad - and Surprising Good - About Feeling Special
- Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narcissism epidemic" by illuminating the spectrum of narcissism, identifying ways to control the trait, and explaining how too little of it may be a bad thing.
"What is narcissism?" is one of the fastest rising searches on Google, and articles on the topic routinely go viral. Yet, the word narcissist seems to mean something different every time it's uttered. People hurl the word as an insult at anyone who offends them. It's become so ubiquitous, in fact, that it's lost any clear meaning. The only certainty these days is that it's bad to be a narcissist - really bad - inspiring the same kind of roiling queasiness we feel when we hear the word sexist or racist. That's especially troubling news for millennials, the people born after 1980, who've been branded the "most narcissistic generation ever".
In Rethinking Narcissism listeners will learn that there's far more to narcissism than its reductive invective would imply. The truth is that narcissists (all of us) fall on a spectrum somewhere between utter selflessness on the one side and arrogance and grandiosity on the other. A healthy middle exhibits a strong sense of self. On the far end lies sociopathy. Malkin deconstructs the healthy from the unhealthy narcissism and offers clear, step-by-step guidance on how to promote healthy narcissism in our partners, our children, and ourselves.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-01-2020
Eye opening
Extremely educational. Thank you. I have learnt a lot about myself and now know how to be aware of narcissists.
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- Sarah Jacobson
- 13-10-2017
A new take on narcissism
A must read for understanding the narcissist in yourself and your life. You won't be disappointed.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-2021
Great Read!
Loved this. So informative! This book saved my relationship and me from my own mind. This truly is a different perspective on what people believe narcissism is.
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- Silver birch
- 17-03-2022
Refreshing and insightful
Practical evidence based information re What you can do when you discover someone you love (or maybe it’s you) displays narcissistic traits that are causing you pain, without throwing them out of your heart. Empowering insights to help you understand your own patterns as well, and the notion that healthy narcissism sits in the middle of the spectrum and we all can more to the centre and enjoy fulfilling relationships. Highly recommended
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- Peter
- 04-05-2016
empathetic!!
I've read a lot of articles from well meaning authors who have clearly suffered from narcissistic abuse, but their experiences seem to have coloured their points of view. This author by contrast patents an empathetic, yet responsible alternative perspective, and it was deeply moving, prescient and valuable. I'd go so far as saying it, and my recent experiences have passively changed my life. The reader of this audio book is also excellent.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-10-2018
Incredibly refreshing take on this topic!
An absolute brilliant read. Well rounded in its research and approach creating a much more constructive conversation on this important topic. Highly recommend. Thank you Craig Malkin.
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- susan wee
- 03-04-2023
ok but not great
nice to hear someone describing it on a spectrum scale instead of as a tick box.
also good to hear the term "healthy narcissism ", but I found the rest a bit all over the place.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-03-2023
It's all a spectrum - even Narcissism
Contributes to the ongoing conversation about the proliferation of narcissism in society in a meaningful and considered way.
Presents a theoretical concept of the narcissism spectrum and strategies designed to assist people move towards the 'healthy' centre of said spectrum.
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