Sentences with phrase «not narcissism»

The researchers suggest that it's not narcissism at play, but nepotism — an unconscious yen that evolved to help bind together kinfolk.

It is not narcissism; it is self - preservation.

And viewing yourself as being made in the image of the most powerful, most perfect being imaginable isn't narcissism?

Not exact matches

Mental health problems don't need to rise to the level of clinical significance to detract from high quality leadership, but the negative effects would likely be worse if we were considering clinical diagnoses of depression, anxiety, sleep problems or narcissism.

Not surprisingly, narcissism hurts organizational performance.

And by confidence, I do not mean self - indulgent narcissism, but rather confidence in the business and the team.

As Daniels tells it, part of her connection with Trump had to do with the fact that she called him out on his narcissism and self - regard, teasingly spanking him with a copy of Trump magazine because he wouldn't stop talking about himself.

The Narcissism Epidemic opens with this claim: «We didn't have to look very hard to find it.

As for the claim that some narcissism is healthy in a competitive society, the authors argue that «it would be better for everyone not to concentrate on self - feelings — positive or negative — quite so much.»

But it is also worth noting that, if one can pierce through the layers of narcissism and sentimentality that so often deface this talk of «journaling» as self - discovery, these popular writers are reminding us of something that many previous generations of very sober Christians, from Augustine of Hippo to the Puritans of seventeenth - century England and America, would have warmly endorsed: Each of us does indeed have a unique personal narrative, one whose essential shape is not always easily discerned.

My assessment is that the wider disorientation of Western society, the decreasing respect for many institutions and the disdain for humans alongside what Christopher Lasch has termed a «culture of narcissism» has played out both among the «spiritual but not religious» identifiers as well as among many «new atheists.»

My husband's own attachment blueprint caused him to lean toward narcissism, which is not uncommon for avoidantly attached men.

I don't have formal training to back this up, but my understanding is that narcissism is a spectrum; that it's neither entirely inborn nor determined by upbringing (though influenced by both); and most certainly influenced by both long - term experience and short - term context.

Most courts do not recognize narcissism / sociopathy — they mostly look at outward stuff like abuse, neglect, etc..

What saves us from our own projection, natural narcissism and solipsism, especially when we aren't aware of it and will deny it if challenged?

Only purposeless praise can cope effectively with our narcissism, with the grossness of our self - preoccupation even in worshiping the Creator, because by definition praise is not a means to an end but the end itself.

Narcissism is not an inevitable or instinctual phenomenon but results from disturbed early relationships with authoritarian, rejecting, overambitious, or self - sacrificing parents.

If you have «miracles» on the menu and prophetic utterances (i.e. competing with the psychic hotlines and HDTV), personal growth (read gospel flavoured new age narcissism) and groovy music it gives you an edge over the poor guy next door (read your competition — i.e. the small potatoes pastor who has even less than you) and you will drive a better car and be considered a man of G - d but only if you are successful (i.e. attract crowds) otherwise you are a loser whether you have a shepherd's heart or not.

I don't know much about either of the Billy Graham offspring, but, IMO, dynasties in either politics or religion are generally not positive — too much inherited prestige, power and privilege, which tends to feed egoistic narcissism.

It is not so well known that Augustine encouraged mental prayer called wordless and ejaculatory prayer, sighing and groaning to God; he warned of the dangers of spiritual narcissism.

Against liberal claims that it is only economic factors and not fluid family forms that predict child out - comes, they come down firmly against the culture of narcissism and sexual freedom.

Then there is Roger Simon's I Know Best: How Moral Narcissism Is Destroying Our Republic, If It Hasn't Already (Encounter).

For me, the answer is no — not if enrichment ends with individual marriages in a kind of mutual marital narcissism.

Setting aside the grim irony that Anne Frank never got to come home from her camp (how I wish writers would quit appropriating Anne Frank for their own agendas), it's worth noting too that this pushy narcissism isn't an isolated instance.

As an athiest, I am comforted that there is a leader who believes love, support and community are the reasons for church and not worship, idolatry, narcissism and vanity.

The underlying problem of infantile narcissism is not resolved but instead is walled off in the experience of surrender.

Oh the narcissism of a God to command us to worship him because there is no other choice available to us such whether or not to obey those commandments.

But Pat's continued insistence that the exurb is some cesspool of narcissism because of the absence of any sense of «place» or «memory» is a big - time exaggeration that couldn't be confirmed by anyone with «local knowledge» in the South.

Chad, just because you reject the rational defenses, which there are plenty, well thought out and presented correctly, doesn't mean they haven't, it just means you are ignoring it, probably due to your narcissism.

Murray believes that these sentiments do not emerge from her own cosmopolitan ideals but rather are emblematic of a contemporary celebration of narcissism.

Narcissism and sociopathic behaviors are not a religion or philosophy.

Having refused transcendence, he has no hint of actual self - giving in the world; there is no God who granted existence to others without any possible benefit to himself, and so there is no love that does not in the end fear narcissism, for that is all that ultimately remains.

Most ministries teach us that it is our job to please God (and if that is true, then I certainly don't need Jesus — I'll just do it myself thank you very much)-- which only results in narcissism and failure.

Churches can not single - handedly reverse the ethic of romantic narcissism.

But when he compares his situation with those of families whose children have a form of dwarfism or were born as a result of rape or are deaf or blind, it feels like an intrusion, if not simple narcissism.

If love is not directed toward God and neighbor it is directed toward something else, perhaps even toward the intellect itself in the universal tendency toward narcissism.

Kobe «Äôs youthful narcissism would not allow Jackson to enter his mind.

* Curiosities about same sex stimulation, I think many men have these curiosities and it messes with them mentally, either they act on it or divulge in gay porn I DO NT THINK THATS TRUE UNLESS THEY ARE IN PRISON * Addiction to porn and / or jacking off ONLY WHEN GETTING IT FROM THEIR WIFE IS SUCH A CHORE * Medical Conditions such as low sex drive, he is older and it has been going down over the years, he has high blood pressure and takes medication, he also has low Vitamin D and takes supplements, he may have some ED issues as well LACK OF SEX COULD CAUSE AS WELL AS BE CAUSED BY THOSE FACTORS * Sexual advances from other woman and him acting on those or seeking out other women for comfort when he is angry and / or depressed A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY * His ADHD doesn't allow him to process issues normally, he is quick to anger, depression, and feeling disrespected that causes his to retreat * He was self raised, came from drug infested household where neglect, torture, and narcissism ruled, and he lost his mother at the age of 7 from drugs, growing up in foster care * I make more money and I control all the money, he is not interested in paying bills at all, this immaculateness him * He is a control freak and sex is his way of controlling me, where he otherwise can't control me as I am more educated and he is more vocational SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU ARE A MATCHED PAIR IN THAT RESPECT.

Must watch out for men who: are felons or have a police record of some sort, are gay (not that there is anything wrong with that if they are open about it), abuse drugs, abuse other women, abuse alcohol, abuse helpless animals and children, are prone to psychopathy, hate women in general and / or are excessively critical of women, have severe personality disorders such as narcissism, are control freaks, are non communicative, are unable to commit to one woman, are pedophiles, are sex addicts, etc..

This is not conceit, nor a dangerous sign of narcissism.

* Curiosities about same sex stimulation, I think many men have these curiosities and it messes with them mentally, either they act on it or divulge in gay porn * Addiction to porn and / or jacking off * Medical Conditions such as low sex drive, he is older and it has been going down over the years, he has high blood pressure and takes medication, he also has low Vitamin D and takes supplements, he may have some ED issues as well * Sexual advances from other woman and him acting on those or seeking out other women for comfort when he is angry and / or depressed * His ADHD doesn't allow him to process issues normally, he is quick to anger, depression, and feeling disrespected that causes his to retreat * He was self raised, came from drug infested household where neglect, torture, and narcissism ruled, and he lost his mother at the age of 7 from drugs, growing up in foster care * I make more money and I control all the money, he is not interested in paying bills at all, this immaculateness him * He is a control freak and sex is his way of controlling me, where he otherwise can't control me as I am more educated and he is more vocational

Caring for ourselves need not be in the extremes of narcissism; though, for some of us, caring for ourselves at all might feel like that.

(once again opinion) and the term narcissism does not hold true to her in any light.

And considering that the point of the post was about her character (saying that it was an act of narcissism), the objection that she shouldn't cast aspersions on her character is, yes, pretty much saying she shouldn't criticize.

I also don't think we can underestimate the economy of narcissism and public performance of «womanhood» that goes on in NCB.

I've just mentioned narcissism, but on the flip side, women who worship other people are equally — well, perhaps not equally — as bad.

Part of musical performance involves narcissism, just as some part of writing or acting or painting or sculpting or making film is deeply self - absorbed, but we don't condemn musicians or artists for daring to put their creations out in public for people to see.

The overwhelming majority of voters are not afflicted by what Freud called «the narcissism of small differences».

But the importance of celebrity scientists is not just about narcissism and putting a public face on a field that, many would say, requires no public face because it encompasses The Truth.

Results showed that posting more photos was related to narcissism and psychopathy, but psychopathy was not related to editing photos.