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Psychology.
Pop Psychology on Narcissism Damages Global Emotional Wellbeing.
Too many people are not reading the research.
Narcissism is a personality disorder that stems from trauma and is further traumatized by the stigma and discrimination that misinformation perpetuates.
Narcissism is a healthy trait, but much like openness and agreeableness, you can have too much of a good thing — or what works in some situations, does not apply to all situations in your life.
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool” — William Shakespeare.
In a world where we’re talking a lot about love and light and the value of building connections and eliminating marginalisation, most of the general public are dividing, minimizing, and silencing one another, preventing rather than stimulating growth.
Very few people fit the criteria for narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and even when they do, it takes more than simply ticking boxes to diagnose then treat all personality disorders.
Performances of masculinity (the gender, not the sex — look it up somewhere scholarly) in attempts to affirm powers and privileges can easily look…