Narcissism and the Economic Crisis? https://bnarcissisticabuserecovery.runboard.com/t4833 Runboard| Narcissism and the Economic Crisis? en-us Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:04:58 +0000 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:04:58 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Re: Narcissism and the Economic Crisis?https://bnarcissisticabuserecovery.runboard.com/p53129,from=rss#post53129https://bnarcissisticabuserecovery.runboard.com/p53129,from=rss#post53129Compare to this: http://www.globalpolitician.com/25505-bankers-stockbrokers-narcissists-psychopaths In December 2008, Bernard Madoff, a pillar of the Jewish community and of Wall Street, admitted to having run a 50 billion USD Ponzi (Pyramid) scheme, the biggest scam in history. It is still debatable whether Bernard Madoff fits the profile of a classic scammer. Anti-Semites blame his ancestry, the society and culture he grew in: http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/jews.html To understand his psychology, you may wish to start by reading this short story I have written. It tackles in minute detail the psychodynamic processes in a con-man's mind as well as the curious bond that inevitably forms between perpetrator and victim http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/conman-en.html Madoff is, in all likelihood, a psychopathic narcissist: For a more detailed view of pathological narcissism and the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) - click on these links: http://malignantselflove.tripod.com/npdglance.html http://samvak.tripod.com/personalitydisorders12.html http://samvak.tripod.com/personalitydisorders13.html http://samvak.tripod.com/personalitydisorders14.html http://malignantselflove.tripod.com/narcissismglance.html NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) and AsPD (Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychopathy, or Sociopathy) http://samvak.tripod.com/personalitydisorders16.html http://samvak.tripod.com/personalitydisorders15.html Is Madoff malicious? http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/journal65.html He feels immune to the consequences of his actions and reinterprets his crimes to fit an ego-syntonic narrative: http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/faq57.html http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/faq45.html The Narcissist and Psychopath as Criminals http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticabuse/message/5003 The Narcissist is Above the Law http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticabuse/message/4983 The Narcissist as Liar and Con-man http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticabuse/message/4951 Does the Narcissist Have a Multiple Personality (Dissociative Identity Disorder)? http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticabuse/message/4950 Grandiosity, Fantasies, and Narcissism http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticabuse/message/4923 He feels no remorse http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticabuse/message/4931 He blames his victims (or the Universe) for the mess (he has alloplastic defenses) http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticabuse/message/5002 He loves the attention http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/corporatenarcissism.html You can download my book about financial crime here: http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/freebooks.html nondisclosed_email@example.com (samvaknin)Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:17:20 +0000 Narcissism and the Economic Crisis?https://bnarcissisticabuserecovery.runboard.com/p50293,from=rss#post50293https://bnarcissisticabuserecovery.runboard.com/p50293,from=rss#post50293Narcissism and the Economic Crisis? In his seminal book the Culture of Narcissism, Christoper Lasch lamented the degree to which the Western Psyche had shifted toward traits that by any measure would be seen as predominantly narcissistic. In spite of his grim assessment and dire warnings, even he would be impressed by how deeply we have plunged into the emptiness of narcissism. What impact do narcissistic traits and characteristics have in the face of the ongoing economic crisis? First of all grandiosity and denial are common features of the condition which I think can easily be seen as the two horsemen of the apocalypse that lead us down the path to our current situation. How could we have thought that mortgages would magically be paid when there was no evidence of the basic requirements for this to be so? How could a bank offer such a loan and moreover how could a consumer have the hubris to take on the loan? There were powerful financial motivators to be sure. However to participate in that market required quite a bit of denial and a grandiose sense of invincibility. When one examines the Psychology that allows this to occur you can't help but see the shadowy consequences of narcissism on our society. Dr. Drew Pinsky http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-drew-pinsky/narcissism-and-the-econom_b_178541.html nondisclosed_email@example.com (femfree)Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:13:36 +0000