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“Narcissism has more to do with self-loathing than with self-love.”

(Chapter: 2 What Are Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder?, Page 101 of 594, 17%)

“He has no idea that his behavior only drives others farther away, and when they avoid him, he takes this as confirmation that they are bad people, that the problem is with them rather than him.”

(Chapter: 2 What Are Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder?, Page 92 of 594, 15%)

It is common for the narcissist to explode over seemingly inconsequential slights or disagreements, and to smolder with rage. We as Christians often believe and behave as if

(Chapter: 2 What Are Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder?, Page 90 of 594, 15%)

Though they may wish for and even crave deep spirituality, and struggle to make a deep sense of spirituality real, the religiosity of the narcissist exists on the surface and is never made real in the sense of it bringing peace to mind and soul. The true narcissist knows neither.

(Chapter: 2 What Are Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder?, Page 76 of 594, 13%)

The true narcissist offers an image of unlimited success, great vision and ideas, but with little substance behind it; what we most often interpret as unbounded self-love is actually self-hatred because the narcissist believes that his true self is worthless and damaged beyond repair.

(Chapter: 2 What Are Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder?, Page 70 of 594, 12%)