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Who is Sam Vaknin?

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Perhaps. But he has proven invaluable in the poorly researched epidemic of Narcissism spreading through society. As a self confessed narcissist his writing helps us understand Narcissism intimately instead of in just a purely clinical sense.

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Someone whose articles on narcissism one should usually skip over and read ones from real doctors instead.

He is not Dr. of psychology (but he is Dr. of philosophy and physics). He is narcissist and on the border of psychopath. He helps others because this is his way of getting attention (narcissistic supply as he calls it). But he is for sure the biggest expert in the world on these issues: (1) He is a narcissist himself(1st hand) (2) He has been studying this disorder for 15 years (3) He invented many of the concepts and language now used all over the world (4) He corresponded with thousands of narcissists, therapists, and victims (5) He is quoted in 1000+ scholarly articles and 4500+ books. Y

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