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To: Dan Day
I challenge you to name me a book about self esteem written before Branden's "Psychology of Self Esteem" in 1969. Branden was the forerunner in popular psychology pointing to the requirement for a healthy self esteem.

I don't think you have a clue about narcissistic personality disorder or childhood psychology. But that won't stop you because you have a choir here to preach to.

49 posted on 10/18/2002 3:22:02 AM PDT by Misterioso
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To: Misterioso
I challenge you to name me a book about self esteem written before Branden's "Psychology of Self Esteem" in 1969.

Why?

But sure, I'm game, how about two?

Society and the Adolescent Self-Image by Morris Rosenberg, Princeton Univ Pr; ASIN: 0691093350; (June 1965) website

Antecedents of Self Esteem by Stanley Coopersmith, W H Freeman & Co.; ASIN: 0716709120; (January 1967) website

What do I win?

More to the point, just how boneheaded a challenge was that, since the article we're all discussing ALREADY LISTED THESE? Try reading for content next time.

Branden was the forerunner in popular psychology pointing to the requirement for a healthy self esteem.

He was one of the earlier ones, sure, but not "the forerunner" in the strictest sense of the word. But then, no one claimed he wasn't. A little *defensive*, are we?

I don't think you have a clue about narcissistic personality disorder or childhood psychology.

I don't think you have a clue about my background -- nor about how to properly discuss an issue without getting emotional and making empty personal attacks.

But that won't stop you because you have a choir here to preach to.

Given that I haven't even touched on the issue of "childhood psychology", and have been discussing behaviors which tend more towards megalomania than narcissism (you *are* aware that they are two different things, aren't you?), it looks to me as if you're not only barking up the wrong tree, you're baying at the moon as well.

You know, the decaffeinated brands taste almost as good.

I don't know what emotional landmines you've got going there, but you obviously have a big enough chip on your shoulder that maybe you might want to take an MMPI yourself.

51 posted on 10/18/2002 4:48:13 AM PDT by Dan Day
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