Narcissism

Is Obama a "Narcissist"?

John McQuaid | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics


John McQuaid

If conservatives want to win back power, they should focus on issues. They could start by kicking Obama off the analyst's couch and taking a spin on it themselves.

The Narcissistic Ego and Vampire Economy

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

There are simply more and more narcissists than there were a few decades ago. There is less community and more selfishness, and it will affect how quickly we come out of this financial crisis.

New Republic Editor Evokes Fringe Email "Clinical Narcissism" Smear

Morgan Warners | Posted 10.06.2009 | Media


Morgan Warners

A famously hawkish supporter of Israel, New Republic editor Marty Peretz's accusations about the president mimic the message of a fringe ring-wing email that I got my hands on.

Will Spirituality Ever Be Serious?

Jay Michaelson | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


Jay Michaelson

All too often, however, spirituality reinforces rather than transcends conventional limits, boundaries, and notions of the ego. Sandwiched in between manicures and lunch dates, the quickie yoga class becomes just another way to augment and reinforce the self.

Carol Marin: 'Blagojevich Is Sarah Palin'

Chicago Sun-Times | Carol Marin | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago


Let's just say it. Rod Blagojevich is Sarah Palin....

Facebook Blues and the Death of Privacy

Wael Nawara | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living


Wael Nawara

People just put their real names and photos online and stepped into the global village, where anyone can know everything about anyone else.

Narcissists

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living


Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

Narcissists feature self-importance, lack of consideration of and empathy for others (many times to the point of exploitation), and have a long trail of troubled and fractured relationships.

Cutting Through the Narcissistic Ego: Step One is Awareness

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Darren Littlejohn

We basically ask to speak to a certain voice and the participant puts on that hat. Some voices used typically have been The Controller, The Skeptic, The Protector, The Victim.

Narcissism In A Bottle: The Self-Centeredness Of Addiction

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 09.02.2009 | Home


Dr. Tian Dayton

Both the narcissist and the addict are first and foremost self absorbed. They come first.

The 12 Steps: An Antidote For Celebrities And Other Narcissistic Addicts

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living


Darren Littlejohn

Dr. Drew: "Celebrities are significantly more narcissistic than MBA students and the general population. Female celebrities were... significantly more narcissistic than their male counterparts.

The Good, the Bad, & the Mediated

Carter Phipps | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media


Carter Phipps

Everyone should read Thomas de Zengotita, not because he has the answers but because he's breaking new ground in tracking a whole field of disconcerting cultural trends.

Post-Cronkite Journos: The Battle of Advocates, Narcissists & Sleuths

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 08.22.2009 | Media


Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Mediaite.com's Power Grid uses an algorithm to determine the top voices in 12 different media categories. Does the feature inspire a narcissistic-type of journalism, with people trying to game the system?

We're All the New N-word: It's Not About You, It's About Me

Phil Bronstein | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Phil Bronstein

The warm bath of public narcissism is getting crowded: The media, the people they cover and the consumers are all nicely simmering in a narcissism stew.

Why Girls Like Bad Boys

ABC News | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living


Ricky Menezes, a 22-year-old from Marlborough, Mass., says he knows he will hook up with "about 20 girls" in the next month. How does he know this, y...

Palin Leaves The Pool

Jane Shure | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living


Jane Shure

Like a true narcissist, Palin once again acted with a grandiose sense of self-importance, but she is really compensating for a deeper sense of shame.

Ask Maddisen - Is Self Nurturing The Same As Narcissism?

Maddisen K. Krown | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living


Maddisen K. Krown

if you truly love yourself, you will most likely feel a natural and healthy urge to share that love with others - in which case, everybody wins.

I Know What to Do About Kim Jong Il.

Merrill Markoe | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


Merrill Markoe

First you have to understand that it is the grandiosity of Mr. Kim's narcissistic disorder out of which his unyielding nuclear testing stance is born.

What Twitter Numbers Reveal About Celebrity Self-Absorption

David Hochman | Posted 06.21.2009 | Media


David Hochman

Fame has always been a numbers game. The more famous your Tweets, the more followers you have, but the famous rarely follow you back.

Making Sense of the Dumbest Generation

Tom Huston | Posted 05.31.2009 | Living


Tom Huston

Can we finally get over ourselves and start participating in life so fully, so unreservedly, that we remove any doubt as to where we really stand?

Echoes of Narcissism

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living


Michael Sigman

Narcissism's not all bad. When you find it necessary to talk to a narcissist on the phone, take the opportunity to pay your bills or read that discarded New Yorker article.

Madonna and the Cult of Celebrity Adoption

Diane Francis | Posted 05.04.2009 | Entertainment


Diane Francis

For the money Madonna would spend every year providing 24-hour nannies to raise a child, and lavishing it with private schools and the like, she could feed a village or a large orphanage for 20 years.

Atlas: Shrug This!

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics


Jeff Dorchen

Please, go right ahead, underestimate the power of human beings to live without you golden gods who inhabit the penthouses of the world.

Narcissism and the Economic Crisis?

Dr. Drew Pinsky | Posted 04.24.2009 | Living


Dr. Drew Pinsky

I have hope for the potential of the financial crisis to refocus our priorities -- that this historical moment causes us to stop and reflect about what is important in the human experience.

Don't Turn Obama Into Blair

Indra Adnan | Posted 01.09.2009 | World


Indra Adnan

Too many people in the UK remember the hope and subsequent betrayal of New Labour's victory in 1997 when Tony Blair metamorphosed from Bambi to Terminator in his first term.

State of Confusion: Things We Cannot Say About John McCain

Bryant Welch | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Bryant Welch

As a psychologist we learn quickly that we are all subject to subtle, subliminally transmitted "rules" that we let control us. In my book State of Con...