Rethinking Narcissism: The Bad-and Surprising Good-About Feeling Special

Written by:
Dr. Craig Malkin
Narrated by:
Kiff VandenHeuvel

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
17
Narrator
4
Release Date
July 2015
Duration
6 hours 7 minutes
Summary
Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narcissism epidemic," by illuminating the spectrum of narcissism, identifying ways to control the trait, and explaining how too little of it may be a bad thing.

"What is narcissism?" is one of the fastest rising searches on Google, and articles on the topic routinely go viral. Yet, the word "narcissist" seems to mean something different every time it's uttered. People hurl the word as insult at anyone who offends them. It's become so ubiquitous, in fact, that it's lost any clear meaning. The only certainty these days is that it's bad to be a narcissist—really bad—inspiring the same kind of roiling queasiness we feel when we hear the words sexist or racist. That's especially troubling news for millennials, the people born after 1980, who've been branded the "most narcissistic generation ever."

In Rethinking Narcissism readers will learn that there's far more to narcissism than its reductive invective would imply. The truth is that we all fall on a spectrum somewhere between utter selflessness on the one side, and arrogance and grandiosity on the other. A healthy middle exhibits a strong sense of self. On the far end lies sociopathy. Malkin deconstructs healthy from unhealthy narcissism and offers clear, step-by-step guidance on how to promote healthy narcissism in our partners, our children, and ourselves.
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Jacqueline H.

Dr.Craig Malkin is absolutely astounding in his knowledge of narsasictic disorder. Dr.Malkin`s form of educating about this disorder is remarkable from his easy to understand detail to his compassion and comfortness he shows to anyone that is dealing or suffering with narcissistic disorder some how in there lives. Dr.Malkin has helped me in starting to make the changes in I need to in my life I wouldn't have moved to the next step if it wasn't for his help I have been reading and watching videos ive tried it all id given up on trying to understand or have hope on this changeing in my life then I seen a video of Dr. Craig maklins and it has helped me to understand in ways I never did im so amazed by Dr? Malkin and beyond grateful for his help I strongly encourage anyone who is dealing or even thinks they may be dealing with narsasictic disorder in there lives to watch or read Dr malkins work on this disorder and it will help to change your life or at the least your understanding about thus disorder you wil be well informed of narsasictic disorder and that's the first step! thank you so much dr Malkin u are appreciated beyond words keep up the great work!

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Suzanne Anderson

It was an insightful book. Kind of compassionate toward people who for the most part just do whatever they feel like doing and think of no one but themselves. That may have value or it may not. I am still trying to figure that out. But it was well written and he narrated it with vim and vigor. Maybe a little too much excitement at times. I guess I get tired of books that paint a picture for kind souls to see bullies as poor little lost souls. Playing poor little bully gets old and maybe keeps people trapped in bad situations. But if you have to stay because of whatever binding reason, I guess there is value in seeing the humanity behind the monster.

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