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Narcissism is used to describe a pattern of behaviors marked by an outsized sense of self-importance, a deep need for attention and adoration, and a severe lack of empathy for others. While a moderate amount of self-centeredness and confidence can be important to achieving goals, narcissists express these character traits in the extreme, are emotionally abusive by nature, and can leave the people they relate to feeling overrun, whiplashed, drained, and destabilized.

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FindCenterEvery man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.

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FindCenterWhoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism.

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FindCenterWhen I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.

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FindCenterLet him who cannot be alone beware of community. . . . Let him who is not in community beware of being alone. . . . Each by itself has profound perils and pitfalls.

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FindCenterThe grandiose person is never really free; first because he is excessively dependent on admiration from others, and second, because his self-respect is dependent on qualities, functions, and achievements that can suddenly fail.

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FindCenterThe (narcissitic) rage may turn into, or be accompanied by, a cold hatred that gives her qualities of power, invincibility, and calculation. This hatred underlies the desire for vengeance, for wanting to inflict pain and suffering, and for actually enjoying getting back at the person who failed her.

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FindCenterWhen what seems to be depression or compulsive eating or narcissism or despair or discouragement or resentment or isolation takes over, try picturing it as a vulnerable and desperate force seeking to defy God’s grace and mercy in your life.

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