Freeing Yourself From the Narcissist in Your Life
by Linda Martinez-Lewi, Phd
Narcissism, an excessive desire for controlling ones self interest, is very interesting and I enjoy thinking about this concept.
Everyday interaction with people, especially for me, working in a retail bookstore for 34 years: where any conversation can happen (on the spur of any moment, about any topic or opinion) has opened my eyes with this continuous observation. I love watching how people think and talk, especially about what they are reading and why they are moved by books. I was excited to read this book.
Freeing yourself, kinda sneaks up on the reader, luring you into the lifestyles of some great successful (in some ways) narcissists: Picasso, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ayn Rand etc. All these fascinating grand achieving personalities are so interesting yet they each seem to have flawed a valuable part of their life by an excessive ego-control and a super-abundant self love.
I appreciated the way our author used these fishhook personalites to catch this readers interest and make me address my own issues. Addressing individually the handling of life’s enjoyment, creativity and the sharing of genuine compassion within the authentic representation of self.
This is not a heavy book, but an entertaining look using superstars. Yet always coming back to the readers own mirror of self. Freeing gives helpful hints of how to look at our own self and create an understanding of blocks handicapping us from more fulfilled lives.
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