Lynn M. (officerripley) reviewed How To Kill A Narcissist: Debunking The Myth Of Narcissism And Recovering From Narcissistic Abuse on + 258 more book reviews
Lots of good tips on how to deal with a narcissist, which is a help espec. since too many people are stuck with one in their life in the form of an elderly parent who needs help or a child under 18, or some other relative that can not be abandoned. But! Did anyone else find it depressing when it advised against having much to do with recently-met people who seem to be coming on too friendly without "logging the hours" that a took-years-to-grow, real, bona fide friendship requires because such a person could well be a narcissist? What about the person being not a narcissist at all but some poor lonely-through-no-fault-of-their-own person who's recently moved to the area and who is old enough to realize they don't have a lot of years left to "log all those hours" that a real friendship requires?
You know, a lot of the self-help community, while out of one side of their mouths bemoaning the fact that people don't have friends like they used to, sure seem to be ready to out of the other side of their mouths advise people against being open to friendship (or at least comforting acquaintanceship) possibilities. Is this some kind of cover-your-a$$ counseling practice so no matter what they advise, there'll be fewer repercussions?
You know, a lot of the self-help community, while out of one side of their mouths bemoaning the fact that people don't have friends like they used to, sure seem to be ready to out of the other side of their mouths advise people against being open to friendship (or at least comforting acquaintanceship) possibilities. Is this some kind of cover-your-a$$ counseling practice so no matter what they advise, there'll be fewer repercussions?
