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Qiryat-Yam, Haifa, Israel, Israel

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Sam Vaknin ( http://samvak.tripod.com ) is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East, as well as many other books and ebooks about topics in psychology, relationships, philosophy, economics, international affairs, and award-winning short fiction.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of Global Politician and served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, PopMatters, eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He was the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101.

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	Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited by Sam Vaknin (Goodreads Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 777 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Narcissistic Abuse: From Victim to Survivor: How to Survive Relationships with Narcissists and Psychopaths by Sam Vaknin (Goodreads Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) 4.19 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions Diary of a Narcissist by Sam Vaknin (Goodreads Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) 4.27 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Aging Narcissist: Three Perspectives by Sam Vaknin (Goodreads Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Narcissistic Abuse FAQs Frequently Asked Questions about Narcissists Psychopaths and 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Divorce a Narcissist or a Psychopath by Sam Vaknin (Goodreads Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toxic Relationships: Abuse and its Aftermath by Sam Vaknin (Goodreads Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Narcissistic Supply: The Narcissist’s Drug by Sam Vaknin (Goodreads Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Narcissist's Mother by Sam Vaknin (Goodreads Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	EXCERPTS ONLY Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited by Sam Vaknin (Goodreads Author), Lidija Rangelovska (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Narcissist's Frustrating, Negativistic, and Passive-Aggressive Behaviors

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Author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" Frustrating one's nearest and dearest has the dual "advantage" of simultaneously satisfying the narcissist's masochistic and sadistic urges. By withholding love, sex, intimacy, and the fulfillment of other people's desires and needs, the narcissist torments them even as he obstructs his own gratification. This enhances and buttres Read more of this blog post »

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“Hate is the complement of fear and narcissists like being feared. It imbues them with an intoxicating sensation of omnipotence.”
― Sam Vaknin, Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited

tags: narcissism, narcissists

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“The sadistic narcissist perceives himself as Godlike, ruthless and devoid of scruples, capricious and unfathomable, emotion-less and non-sexual, omniscient, omnipotent and omni-present, a plague, a devastation, an inescapable verdict.”
― Sam Vaknin

tags: narcissism

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“Often the narcissist believes that other people are "faking it", leveraging emotional displays to achieve a goal. He is convinced that their ostensible "feelings" are grounded in ulterior, non-emotional motives. Faced with other people's genuine emotions, the narcissist becomes suspicious and embarrassed. He feels compelled to avoid emotion-tinged situations, or worse, experiences surges of almost uncontrollable aggression in the presence of expressed sentiments. They remind him how imperfect he is and how poorly equipped.”
― Sam Vaknin, Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited

tags: narcissism, narcissists

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