A journal of Sam Vaknin, a self proclaimed narcissist. Read his story about living with narcissism and all life as a narcissist entails.

• How I "became" a Narcissist (The Genesis of Narcissism)
• My Woman and I (Narcissists and Women)
• Narcissist, the Machine (The Narcissist's Self-Image)
• The Narcissist is Looking for a Family
• The Magic of My Thinking (Narcissism and Magical Thinking)
• The Music of My Emotions (Narcissism and Emotions)
• I Love to be Hated (Narcissism and Masochism)
• Grandiosity Deconstructed (Narcissism and Grandiosity)
• The Entitlement of Routine (Narcissism and Entitlement)
• Wasted Lives (Narcissism and Self-Defeat)
• The Split Narcissist (Narcissism, False and True Selves)
• The Anxiety of Boredom (Narcissism and Anxiety)
• A Great Admiration (Narcissism and Grandiose Fantasies)
• The Narcissist in Love (Narcissism and Love)
• Why do I Write Poetry? (Narcissism and Repressed Emotions)
• The Sad Dreams of the Narcissist (Narcissism and Dysphorias)
• The Lonely Narcissist (Narcissism and Schizoid Traits)
• The Green Eyed Narcissist (Narcissism, Jealousy, and Envy)
• The Discontinuous Narcissist (Narcissism and Dissociation)
• Dr. Jackal and Mr. Hide (Somatic vs. Cerebral Narcissists)
• Portrait of the Narcissist as a Young Man
• Pseudologica Fantastica (Narcissism and Compulsive Lying)
• I Cannot Forgive (The Narcissist as Predator)
• The Ghost in the Machine (Narcissism and Rootlessness)
• That Thing Between a (Narcissistic) Man and a Woman
• The Malignant Optimism of the Abused (Victims of Narcissists)
• No One Counts to Ten (Narcissism and Defiance of Authority)
• The Ubiquitous Narcissist (Narcissism and Omnipresence)
• The Disappearance of the Witnesses (Narcissistic Reflection)
• Physique Dysmorphique (Narcissism and Body Dysmorphic Disorders)
• Being There (Narcissism and Selective Memory)
• Other People's Pain (Narcissism, Sadism, and Masochism)
• The Weapon of Language (Narcissists and Language)
• Studying my Death (Narcissism and Mortality)
• Beware the Children (Narcissists and Children)
• It is My World, Who are You? (Narcissism and Omnipotence)
• Conspicuous Existence (Narcissism and Omnipresence)
• The Self-Deprecating Narcissist (Narcissism and Sense of Humor)
• The Selfish Gene - The Genetic Underpinnings of Narcissism
• The Silver Pieces of the Narcissist (Narcissists and Money)
• A Holiday Grudge (Narcissists and Happiness)
• Ideas of Reference (Narcissism and Paranoia)
• The Delusional Way Out (Narcissists and Deficient Narcissistic Supply)
• For the Love of God (Narcissism and Religion)
• The Opaque Mirror (Narcissism and Reality)
• Narcissistic Routines (Narcissism and Compulsive Acts)
• Pathological Narcissism - A Dysfunction or a Blessing?
• The Losses of the Narcissist (Narcissism and Self-Destruction)
• Transformations of Aggression (Narcissism, Rage, Envy)
• Chronos and Narcissus (Narcissists and their Protégés)
• The Labors of the Narcissist (Narcissism in the Workplace)
• The Objects of the Narcissist (Narcissism and the Inanimate)
• To Age with Grace (Narcissism in Old Age)
• Narcissism - Discussing Various Issues
• Grandiosity Hangover and Narcissistic Baiting
• The Energy of Self (Narcissism and Mental Energy)
• Whistling in the Dark (Narcissism and the Grandiosity Gap)
• The Embarrassing Narcissist (Narcissism is Laughable)
• Grandiosity and Intimacy - The Roots of Paranoia
• Losing for Granted (Narcissism, Losses, and Life Crises)
• Facilitating Narcissism (Narcissism and Social Skills)
• Telling Them Apart (How to Recognize a Narcissist)
• The Adrenaline Junkie (Narcissism as a Thrill Ride)
• Narcissism and Evil
• Narcissism, Substance Abuse, and Reckless Behaviours
• The Cyber Narcissist (Narcissists on the Internet)
• Abusing the Narcissist
• The Two Loves of the Narcissist
• The Professions of the Narcissist
• Misdiagnosing Narcissism - The Bipolar I Disorder
• Misdiagnosing Narcissism - Asperger's Disorder
• Misdiagnosing Narcissism - Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Acquired Situational Narcissism
• The Narcissist's Reality Substitutes
• The Narcissist's Confabulated Life
• The Narcissist - From Abuse to Suicide
• The Narcissist's Object Constancy
• Back to La-la Land (Giving the Narcissist a Second Chance)
• The Cult of the Narcissist (The Narcissist as Guru)
• The Narcissist's Time
• The Misanthropic Altruist (Philanthropy as Sadistic Narcissism)
• Grandiosity Bubbles (Temporary Narcissistic Outbreak)
• The Depressive Narcissist (Narcissism, Depression, and Dysphoria)
• The Enigma of Normal People (Narcissists and Social Cues)
• Dr. Watson and Mr. Hastings (The Narcissist and His Friends)
• The Intermittent Explosive Narcissist (Narcissistic Injury and Rage)
• The Narcissism of Differences Big and Small
• Inner Dialog, Cognitive Deficits, and Introjects in Narcissism
• The Prodigy as Narcissistic Injury
• Indifference and Decompensation (as forms of Narcissistic Aggression)
• The Narcissist as Eternal Child
• Idealization, Grandiosity, Cathexis, and Narcissistic Progress
• The Narcissist's Inner Judge (Superego and Narcissistic Defenses)
• The Compulsive Giver

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