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by Sam Vaknin (Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) "The contents of this book are not meant to substitute for professional help and counselling ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 600 pages
  • Publisher: Narcissus Publications,Czech Republic; 1 edition (Feb 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 8023833847
  • ISBN-13: 978-8023833843
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 14 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Katherine Theriault, Inscriptions Magazine, Vol. 2, Issue 20
"...This book has an important purpose. I am sure it will be appreciated in a library,classroom or among the mental health profession."

A.M. Benis, Sc.D., M.D., Mount Sinai Hospital, New-York, Author of Towards Self and Sanity - On the Genetic Origins of the Human Character
"The strength of this book comes from the author's vantage point: he is a Narcissist (with a capital N). He is an 'insider,' who discovered that he has the unbridled trait of narcissism and that this was the source of many of the difficulties in his professional and personal life. So we shall say at the outset that if you wish to get under the skin of a Narcissist (we shall call him the 'N type'), if you wish to get to know how he thinks and feels and why he behaves as he does, then this is the book for you. Of particular interest is Dr. Vaknin's description of one type of symbiotic relationship between and N type and a submissive type (his particular 'danse macabre') in which the Narcissist's partner is tolerant of the abuse that he receives to the point of 'masochism.' This symbiotic relationship is somewhat reminiscent of Karen Horney's 'morbid dependency' between an aggressive type and a submissive type."

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Malignant Self Love" literally saved my life!, 8 Nov 2002
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"Malignant Self Love" literally saved my life, I'm happy to sing it's praise. This book documented with such exactness the patterns of narcissist pathology that it has given me much needed clarity on a very difficult and confusing personal situation. I have since passed the book on to a friend who is trying to get out of a similar type of situation and he refers to "Malignant Self Love" as his "Bible". Michelle.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Making sense of insanity, 18 Aug 2001
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I found Dr. Vaknin's 80 or so page excerpt quite by accident when I was in so much emotional pain in trying to deal with a narcissistic person that I doubted my own sanity. Out of the nearly one hundred other books I had read in order to make some sense out of what I had been going through it was the first and only material that even began to explain what the players in both sides of this extraordinarily difficult dilemma have to deal with and gave me the courage to do what I had to do to make the changes necessary to improve my life. Dr. Vaknin's exhortation to 'do the right thing' has become a mantra I now use in everyday life to keep things on track. It should be required reading for anyone in therapy for this condition or those trying to deal with narcissists. When I first read this, I thought Dr. Vaknin had a narcissistic significant other who had caused him great pain-I did not know he was dealing with his own agony-that makes the text more compelling and now I realize why it rang so true. Please buy this book for self help and to help others. I have shared it with others who are amazed at how many questions it answered for them. 48 year old real estate agent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Victim of a Victim, 18 May 2001
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I am the victim of my mother who has NPD - Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I can't describe in words how heartbreaking it is to realize what your mother is and what she has done to you and your siblings but it is also a relief to know in your heart of hearts that you are not crazy and what you always thought was true is true... Dr. Vaknin brings to light every question and situation that has described my mother, my family and me. I really wish more people would not be so afraid to take the road less traveled like Dr. Vaknin.
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