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A Herd of Narcissists, Part 3

By on July 28, 2012 in My life

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about the connection between shame and narcissism. In Part 2, I looked at narcissists’ belief they are special and unique. In this final section, I will be looking at their belief that they are better than others: the “others” in this case being you and I, the [...]

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A Herd of Narcissists, Part 2

By on July 20, 2012 in My life

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about the relationship between narcissism and shame.  This brings me to my next point, which is that narcissists see themselves as “unique and special people.” (Scroll down to get the rest of article.) I’m looking at narcissism because I believe its submerged half, shame, is a shadowy but [...]

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A Herd of Narcissists, Part 1

By on July 18, 2012 in My life

I’ve touched on the issue of shame twice now in recent articles. It’s because I believe it is a powerful tool for both good and evil. When I refer to shame as a tool I mean that the evocation of it, whether self-generated or externally prompted, often triggers one of two responses: a self-correcting mechanism [...]

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Maybe You Should Disobey: Hospitals, Shame and Vulnerability

By on July 10, 2012 in My life

I’ve been watching the two TED talks given by Brené Brown, the Texas professor who studies shame and vulnerability. I was drawn to her videos for some reason and now I think I know why. I’m posting her second talk, about shame, here: I’ve taught many subjects in my 20 years of teaching. I initially [...]

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