It seems to me that the only way a narcissist has any hope of becoming a functioning adult is to pursue a career in psychology or counseling (as Mary Trump has). My conversations with people I know in the field of psychology indicate that this was true for themselves or for people they knew. It does make sense to me, as the one thing most people with NPD struggle with or won’t do is to confront their childhood trauma. Such rigorous training includes receiving counseling from for peers in a safe domain. I also suspect that the commitment they make to study psychology is, perhaps, the most significant factor. That is, they choose to not become the parent.
The more I learn about Musk the more I’m reminded of the aphorism, “ behind every great fortune lies a great crime”. In Musk’s case there are several breaches of morality.
my guess is many more moral transgressions *after* the initial millions were made when his brother sold PayPal than before then —well prior to him jumping on the Tesla rocket. but who knows?! his parents I guess :-)
✨Interesting read, Sam, but I would like you to leave the American-mainstream comparison between a bad adult and a child. What have children done to you to compare such horrible people to them ? ... ✨
I'm no expert but the pathology in question but it is said to be precipitated by childhood trauma and it creates the conditions for the uncontrolled dominance of the limbic brain systems of being. so there are connections with their childhood state/mind/conditioning. We are all of us our conditioning and but also that rational and spiritual part of us that wishes to overcome our conditioning taking us on a path towards enlightenment.
It seems to me that the only way a narcissist has any hope of becoming a functioning adult is to pursue a career in psychology or counseling (as Mary Trump has). My conversations with people I know in the field of psychology indicate that this was true for themselves or for people they knew. It does make sense to me, as the one thing most people with NPD struggle with or won’t do is to confront their childhood trauma. Such rigorous training includes receiving counseling from for peers in a safe domain. I also suspect that the commitment they make to study psychology is, perhaps, the most significant factor. That is, they choose to not become the parent.
The more I learn about Musk the more I’m reminded of the aphorism, “ behind every great fortune lies a great crime”. In Musk’s case there are several breaches of morality.
my guess is many more moral transgressions *after* the initial millions were made when his brother sold PayPal than before then —well prior to him jumping on the Tesla rocket. but who knows?! his parents I guess :-)
✨Interesting read, Sam, but I would like you to leave the American-mainstream comparison between a bad adult and a child. What have children done to you to compare such horrible people to them ? ... ✨
I'm no expert but the pathology in question but it is said to be precipitated by childhood trauma and it creates the conditions for the uncontrolled dominance of the limbic brain systems of being. so there are connections with their childhood state/mind/conditioning. We are all of us our conditioning and but also that rational and spiritual part of us that wishes to overcome our conditioning taking us on a path towards enlightenment.