The Gentle Narcissist?

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[ photo  above from  here: http://photovide.com/gentle-animal-photos/%5D

http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=45624

link to interview with author Gerti Schoen of her book called,

The Gentle Narcissist…..it is  well worth looking at

This is very interesting.I was writing about Natcissus and narcissists are usually thought of as conceited and boastful and full of themselves,However this woman argues that being the opposite of that is also a form of narcissism.I read that narcissism is a growing problem on modern Western  society… with selfies on your i phone,posting your wonderful doings on Facebook etc
Are there any shy gentle people left? And are they also marcissists too concerned with their own self?Trust in God used to be the path of life but now most here no longer believe the old stories..How about moderate,ordinary people?

This image from an intriguing website names below seems an archetypal image of the self absorbed and self worshipping narcissist…. and yet how boring to be so self absorbed.Creative people lose themself in work and mysics in God

swan_11http://www.drumworksshamanichealing.com/2013/05/04/animal-totem-swan/

If God smites me dead

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Pray Father,give me a Dressing.It is five Tweets since my last Depression
So what have you done now?
Well,as I’ve done nothing wrong today I am suffering from Pride.
You seem to think about yourself too much…maybe
How much is too much,Uncle?
Well,when we are happy and doing something we enjoy,we forget ourselves entirely.
and that is the best way to be.
But first we need some security.How can I get that.
You need a spam guard for your mind!At the moment you are on automatic which is the default setting of your brain to act like a reptile…
Thanks very much,Father,I never knew I was a reptile.Did they have scruples..
It was kill or be killed.Don’t you see the scruples are an attack on yourself?The reptile is attacking you… as you have frightening thoughts it’s annoyed.
So how do I rebutt these? thoughts
Say,Alright if I’m the most wicked man in the city,smite me and do your worst.I am not afraid any more..I have done my best and if it’s not good enough strike me dead now or forever give me peace,
And what will happen after that?
Well,we shall see.But you have to face this thing head on.Bring it to a head.Lance the boil.
So if God does smite me dead?
Well, do you really think you are so wicked because you stole a half penny from the charity box fifty years ago?
I see it’s a sort of pride… a theatrical display of guilt.
Yes, quite right.Anyway, if you survive your ordeal let me know and I’ll give it a try.
Why,don’t say you have scruples too?
Yes,I have scruples about giving advice to people.If they follow it and it’s no good… it worries me….
Why don’t we do or die together,Father?
I’ll give you a buzz.
Meanwhile am I absolved?
Yes, dear boy.Sometimes I wish I could be dissolved..
Why is that?
I’d like to lose myself.
Why not try reading a good book…I recommend Nicholas Freeling.
But I feel guilty reading.
Now look here,Father,God helps those who help themselves….give yourself a break…
A good novel, a cup of tea and a pussy on your knee,you’ll be transformed.
Thank you,my child.
Don’t mention it,Father.
Don’t mention what?
They never say.
It’s just a phrase or is it a phase?
It’s all Greek to me.
I know some very sweet Greeks or are they geeks?
Just one letter can make such a difference..
Write soon.