-NARCISSISM AND THE DENIAL OF THE TRUE SELF-

Doctor Alexander Lowen defines "Narcissistics" as individuals who do not love themselves and thus are incapable of loving anyone else. They are too concerned about the image reflected to the external world to explore the inner-self. One of their main characteristics is their seductive and manipulative behaviour to grasp control over situations. Furthermore, according to Dr. Lowen's study, individuals who suffer of this tend to be: egotistics, focused on their own interests but lacking true values of the "self". They are more concerned about how the world views them rather than what they feel. After reading Dr. Lowen's book, not only have I opened my eyes widely to understand this cultural phenomenon, but I have also become more aware of the problem and of those around me who suffer it.
The reason I post this is quite simple; you are not aware of what you truly feel until you realise just who you are and what you truly feel.
I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who is in the path of self-awareness and may be caught in the middle of relationships that are simply not healthy.
-CA