The Selfishness Of Others by Kristin Dombek
An Essay on the Fear of Narcissism
A concise cultural critique of the current obsession with calling people “narcissists,” this essay traces the idea from clinical diagnosis to pop psychology and social media. Blending research, history, and personal reflection, it shows how the label often masks anxieties about intimacy, attention, and autonomy, and is wielded to police others’ behavior. It challenges the moral panic around self-involvement and argues for a more nuanced, empathetic understanding of desire, vulnerability, and relational harm.
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- 2016
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- American
- Length
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- Pages
- 160 pages
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- English
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