Professor Sam Vaknim - Introducing this Channel: Narcissists, Psychopaths, Abuse

 Professor Sam Vaknim says Narcissists and psychopaths are everywhere, and that they tend to rise to the top of many professions, such as politics, the clergy, the military, law enforcement, etc. He himself suffers from narcissism, and it is this that led him to study psychology. He says it's caused by faulty relationships with parents during childhood.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a serious, often undiagnosed condition, frequently related to abuse in childhood. 

In many cases the disorder compels the sufferer to become the abuser in turn. 

Once almost unheard of, pathological narcissism is now considered to be at the heart of phenomena as diverse as corporate malfeasance, workplace bullying, the emergence of murderous dictatorships, domestic violence, and serial killings.

I am Sam Vaknin, author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" , a work of reference about Narcissistic Personality Disorder and other books about personality disorders. 

I have been studying pathological, malignant narcissism for two decades now, mostly in the following contexts: 

I.                 Corporate settings and in Politics 

II.               Abusive and Dysfunctional relationships

Professor Sam Vaknim - ntroducing this Channel: Narcissists, Psychopaths, Abuse