Posted by llrrrpp on July 21, 2006, at 16:54:10
In reply to Self esteem? And humility..., posted by Racer on July 20, 2006, at 0:12:26
I like this idea of a continuum. It reminds me of something my husband's T said to him a few years back. *note* I forced him to see a T because he had bad insomnia and was denying any anxiety or psychological cause for insomnia.
After much probing and 6 sessions, they came to the conclusion that if he loved himself any more he'd be an *sshole. which is absolutely true. thank GOD for his healthy self-esteem. In his career, he'd be crushed if not for a very healthy sense of self-esteem. Most of his peers have unfortunately gone into the narcissistic side of self-esteem, which makes them most unpleasant to be around. The other thing that happens is that the narcissists are frequently dissappointed that things don't work out exactly correctly, and that sometimes they are revealed to be mere mortals afterall. (and they don't have many coping mechanisms for this, since they've always been the "best")
-ll
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