Unmasking Narcissism: A Guide to Understanding the Narcissist in Your Life | 
so-soVery educational on the types of narcissists in the world (which we seem to encounter rather constantly) and potential influences that steered them into that personality disorder. However, not much useful advice is included within (outside of the age-old “distancing yourself“ and “setting boundaries“).
llcoolnate Normally I wouldn't let this push the dial to a “so-so“ rating, but many times throughout Ettensohn would explain that this book is for those who are looking for useful tactics outside of creating distance between yourself and loved ones. And outside of trying to have empathy, understanding where they're coming from, etc. it falls a bit short. 1y
mandarchy Narcissism is interesting. It could be a component of addiction or mental illness. If you need help dealing with someone, I can't recommend NAMI enough. They have classes for helping you, not necessarily them. If you don't want the classes, look at their resource list for reading suggestions. I no longer believe that it's as simple as pushing people away. It's counterintuitive to push away if we truly want to prevent the worst (suicide). 1y
llcoolnate @mandarchy yeah it's a tricky one. An all-consuming disease if you let it be. I'l need to check out their resources! Suicide is a tricky one because it's very commonly used as a weapon to control. Very tricky one. Thanks! 1y
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