Posted by Adam on April 15, 2001, at 9:21:45
In reply to Re: inner pain vs. narcissism, posted by Dr. Bob on April 15, 2001, at 0:09:07
I guess is depends: Are these qualities innate or aquired, or a special mix of both? I don't think the author went into that in any detail. He just felt boosting their (already distorted) self-esteem wasn't necessarily an effective intervention, and saw no clear connexion to victimhood. Unfortunately, I can't find a link, and don't have the issue in front of me, but I'll try to delve into that question. I don't know the answer, but would be interested in what the author's view might be, and perhaps more detailed views are published elsewhere.
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> Are those necessarily mutually exclusive theories? In theory, at least, couldn't inner pain lead to narcissism? At least in some cases?
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> Bob
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