Authoritarianism and the Cultic Dynamic

Traumatic Narcissism in American Politics Today

I spent thirteen years of my life, including all of my thirties, as a fervent devotee of an Indian guru. I lived communally and worked full-time in the guru’s organization, until one day, after a long process I now know was me slowly coming out of dissociation, it dawned on ...
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Authoritarianism and the Cultic Dynamic

The Insanity of Narcissism

Exploring Narcissism in Today’s Politics

Mental health practitioners generally agree, since the Goldwater days, that it is not appropriate to offer psychoanalytic diagnoses of public figures we’ve never actually interviewed or treated. However, many of us, myself included, are chomping at the bit these days. It’s especially tempting for me, since I’ve been writing and ...
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The Insanity of Narcissism