"Attraction to flagrant narcissists often reflects aggression the admirer cannot express themselves. People with lower empathy scores tend to harbor covert rather than overt admiration for narcissists."
"Defending an objectionable public figure often signals identification with their behavior. Unexamined attraction to transgressive figures makes people easier to lead by what they disown."
Attraction to narcissistic figures often reveals unexpressed aggression within admirers. Individuals with lower empathy may admire narcissists covertly. Defending objectionable public figures can indicate identification with their behavior. Unexamined attraction to transgressive figures can make individuals more susceptible to manipulation by what they disown. This dynamic, known as shadow projection, suggests that admirers see in narcissists the expression of traits they cannot acknowledge in themselves, leading to a complex psychological interplay.
Read at Psychology Today
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]