Voicelessness and Emotional Survival > What Helps?
Vaknin perspective
Hopalong:
Here's one place I found interesting:
http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/narcissism/narcissism_caution_internet.html
And this page: http://www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=npd_family.
I was always disturbed by something poisonous in his writing. These perspectives helped.
Hopalong
CeeMee:
Okay Hoppy,
I am feeling like we are limbically connected now. That is EXACTLY what I thought when I read his board. (is it a he or a she, I don't know). I found the place downright scary.
CeeMee
Sallying Forth:
I wouldn't even read his stuff after finding a lot of it at Dr. Irene's web site. She doesn't seem to have a problem with him. I am pretty sure it is a him. I certainly do.
reallyME:
Actually, Sam Vaknin is a man from what I can tell. I've not only seen his photo, but I've heard him interviewed.
His info was the very first info that helped me learn about N'ism and really relate to it. I have corresponded with him via email, only to find out that any advice he gives, he very sneakily CHARGES you for after he makes it seem like he's giving it to you out of the goodness of his heart. Go figure. I even wrote him back and told him how deceptive I felt that was.
ReallyME
wally:
Hi all,
I read his book, and much of the surrounding critics comments. I think that there is truth in his writings, however the fact that he has a severe case of "Yankee Envy" kind of clouds his motives. He is a self declared N, and it is clear that many of the symptoms and behaviors that he describes and seems to loathe are still in his make-up (it takes a thief to catch a thief). I am not defending his absurdness, and hypocrisies, I am just saying that it is consistant with what he has described as N'ism. I was very surprised to read some of the similaraties between his "Yankee Envy" (this is my unofficial term for American Haters) and his N'istic behavior. As contraversial as he is it is interesting to understand so many perspectives, and I found it helpful especially since I only recently started researching N'ism for my own reasons. If nothing else it is interesting to read a "Clepto's definition of thieves", perhaps there is some good inside information here. Not to stir the pot, but its my opinion.
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