Understanding and Dealing with Narcissistic Rage
When it comes to narcisists of the “grandiose” variety, challenging their perceptions — especially their beliefs about their special status — can land you in a real fight.
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When it comes to narcisists of the “grandiose” variety, challenging their perceptions — especially their beliefs about their special status — can land you in a real fight.
Sometimes, being a responsible human being is largely a matter of accepting the relatively mundane, boring, or just plain unpleasant.
When trying to regain a sense of power, control, and success after experiencing a failure, we have two options: blame others, or take stock of ourselves and begin the arduous task of self improvement.
Whether we choose to be aware of it or not, or to accept it or not, the reality is that character matters. If there were ever a time when character really counted, especially in our leaders, it’s now, in this age of permissiveness, moral relativism, and narcissistic entitlement.
Do you have some narcissistic tendencies? Do you want to learn to be more empathetic? If so, the research and my experience suggest three things that can help.
Behavior theory suggests that people act in ways they have good reason to believe will pay off, and when winning is an essential prerequisite for advancing their agenda, those who are predisposed to win at all costs have a distinct advantage over those who have qualms of various sorts that may hold them back.
Skilled manipulators can get the better of you while preventing you from knowing for sure who they really are or what they’re really up to.
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