A malignant narcissist surrounds himself with people who feed his grandiosity. In the case of Obama, they are at least as malignant as he is.
A malignant narcissist also believes that what he says is true, is true.
A narcissist’s greatest fear is that others around him, those who insulate him from reality, will discover what he really knows in secret — that he is empty and less than zero.
His response might be to lash out or it might be to withdraw. I think Obama withdrew some time ago to protect himself from discovery. I don’t think he is organized enough to lash out effectively. The malignant people around him may act as surrogates to do so, but they are now facing millions of normal people, not just ‘right-wing wackos.’
Another dynamic of narcissism is that normal people who surround a narcissist, upon discovering that he really is empty and less than zero, go to the opposite extremes of scorn and schadenfreude. The latest Dummy Funnies are hinting at that, although I hesitate to call the people at DU ‘normal.’
I don’t think Obama yet admits that he has been found out. I’m not sure he ever will. Treatment of narcissism, whether professional or informal, is universally ineffective. But the people who have wafted him along on the breezes of his narcissistic charm may soon be finding a position for him in another area where his charm can do little damage.
I’m no psychiatrist, but I know all this to be true, having failed to endure a narcissist supervisor, and having studied the topic intensely as a result.
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