I found this book to be helpful in identifying what a narcissist is and what they are not. The author distinguishes between narcissists and other energy draining personality types. He gave a good analysis as to the explosion of narcism in our current popular culture, specifically with the use of social media and the popularity of self-love. He delves further into raising narcissistic children and ways to avoid it. Overall, the reader will walk away with a more clear cut picture of narcism as a d...

3.5 stars.I was really enjoying this book and getting a lot of it in the first sections. I felt validated and less crazy about the two closest people in my life who I recently have come to the conclusion are both narcissists and that I somehow attract them without realizing it. I learned a lot of warning signs, and appreciated the reiteration to get as far away from them as possible. The 3rd part of the book lost me though. Ironically a lot of this section of the book sounded almost narcissistic...

Oj, oj, oj...känner du till någon i din omgivning som lider av Narcissistisk Personlighetstörning (NPD) bör du definitivt läsa denna bok. Och om inte det räcker för att övertyga dig, så läs flera. Jag blev bara mer och mer säker för varje sida och det är skrämmande.Här tar författaren inte upp personlighetstyper i färger så som det gjorts i tidigare böcker. Det bara nämns eftersom en narcissist kan vara vem som helst.Visst finns det partier som inte helt håller samma nivå som andra men i stort ä...

This book is an excellent layman's introduction to narcissism and how you can deal with narcissists you may encounter in your life. The many examples and anecdotes of this type of behavior helped me to understand what narcissism is and how I can handle it on a daily basis. I was even helped to understand some of my own narcissistic behaviors. The writing is very clear, and assuming English is not the author's first language, the author is very fluent in the text. I did find a few examples of sen...

Truly excellent. Identifying characteristics of a narcissist is crucial. They really do exist in every social situation: jobs, families, clubs, church communities, etc. This book is a terrific guide in defining, recognizing, and managing someone with NPD ( to an extent.) Important for parents, adult children, employers, employees...really anyone. Being around the behavior for long periods of time can have devastating effects. Victims of it will learn that the narcissist's patterns are not their

Olen lukenut tähän mennessä kaikki Eriksonin kirjat. Vaikka hän ylikäyttää sanaa FANTASTISK ja välillä vähän jaarittelee, hän tietää mistä puhuu. Kirja avaa hyvin perinteisen narsismin lisäksi nykyaikaista narsistista kulttuuria, NPD:tä eli narsistista persoonallisuushäiriötä, narsismia piirteinä ja kollektiivista narsismia. Hieman kirjassa myös poiketaan psykopatian ja machiavellianismin puolella. Loistava kirja.

4.7we’ve been trough some hard times togetherkapitola/y o rodičovstve neboli it, ale inak 👌

Some good information, but also some different ideas than what I have previously read about narcissistic people. Worth reading, especially if you are dealing with narcissists in your life. In those cases we really need all the information and skills possible. I would recommend to people in situations like that.

I like to figure out why people do what they do, so I found this book fascinating. The author, writing in a friendly conversational style, tells us how to identify a narcissist, or someone with narcissistic personality disorder, or a person who just has some of these traits. We can blame permissive parents or the Internet, but some of these behaviors may be hard wired, involving some nature and some nurture. It does seem that nowadays more people are focused on what THEY want rather than trying

3,5/5Czegoś mi w tej książce brakowało, chociaż w sumie nie wiem czego lmao. Pozycja sama w sobie skłoniła mnie do wielu refleksji😌

2,23Ta książka byłaby w porządku, gdyby skończyła się mniej więcej w połowie. I nie chodzi mi o to, że była zbyt długa, tylko raczej o to, że właśnie mniej więcej od połowy autor odszedł od opisu narcyzów i zaczął opowiadać o swoim poglądzie na przyszłość świata. Gościu, nie jesteś w żaden sposób wyjątkowy, jeśli nie lubisz Instagrama. Nie jesteś przez to fajniejszy ani bardziej ludzki, to nie jest cecha charakteru, daj spokój i wróć do tematu. Niczego to nie wniosło do książki i czasami miałam

3.5 STARS! “Surrounded by Narcissists” is one of many books I’ve read recently on the subject. I really enjoyed the author’s conversational style and humor! While I don’t think I learned anything new on the subject, there were some unique discussions of how narcissism affects different personality types. I enjoyed learning about Reds, Yellows, Greens, and Blues and how the weaknesses of each personality type would be vulnerable to manipulate by a narcissist. I also thought the points about our c...

Surrounded by Narcissists by Thomas Erikson is an in-depth look at what it means to be a Narcissist and how best to relate to them (or not) in everyday life. Narcissists consider themselves special and will value themselves at the expense of others. They crave the praise and adulation of others and will do anything to get it.I found the comparison between Psychopath, Narcissism and Machiavellianism interesting. All of these personality disorders have overlapping presentations but are uniquely di...

Narcissism is a word thrown around a great deal recently. I hear " He's a Narcissist " , She has Narcissistic tendencies" .In the culture of today's world where one is taught to put themselves first, it is not a surprise that there may be such thoughts. So what exactly is a person like who is a Narcissist? This is the first book I've read on this subject that delved in deep to every characteristic., beginning with the fact that Narcissism is a personality disorder. There is no medication that wi...

Przesłuchałam tę książkę i być może to też ma wpływ na moją ocenę, chociaż realizacja była naprawdę dobra. Niestety Erikson mnie nie ujął. Wcale zbyt wiele się nie dowiedziałam. Przemówiła do mnie teoria o kolorach i to by było na tyle. Irytowało mnie bardzo powtarzane przez autora po wielokroć „wiecie o co mi chodzi”, kiedy nie potrafił wyrazić się jasno. No nie. To ma być zadaniem autora wyrażać się precyzyjnie i klarownie, nie chcę się domyślać co autor ma na myśli, bo to nie jest rozprawka f...

Någorlunda läsvärd bok men det är bättre att välja en annan bok som behandlar narcissism. Det märks i boken att den inte är skriven utifrån ett intresse utan för att författaren blivit ombedd att skriva den. Det saknas information om hur du ska hantera släkting med narcissistisk personlighetsstörning när du inte har möjlighet att bryta kontakten. Det är en del tankar kring mänskligheten som är intressanta i sig men som saknar egentlig koppling till titeln. Boken utgår också ifrån att människor k...

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review. I think the new trigger phrase is "narcissistic." It used to be Karen but lately I hear people using this word, even if it's not applicable. Having done some personal research into narcissism due to family members exhibiting those characteristics, I was looking forward to reading this book and finding out more in a concentrated focus as opposed to Googling sources. This book had an easy to read tone and is helpful for understanding what exact...

Thanks so much to NetGalley for the ARC!This is a great resource for anyone looking to understand what narcissism is and ways it manifests. This book will not help you if you want to learn to live with, confront, or heal from narcissistic abuse.

*Updated Version*Thank you to the publisher and @NetGalley for the E-ARC copy of this book. The rating of this book is entirely of my own opinion.

LjudbokVar väldigt intressant att höra likheter i beskrivningarna med människor man känner och samhället i stort. Men det gick lite på tomgång ibland. Jag tappade nog bort mig i beskrivningarna av alla olika personligheter han beskriver. Ock är ärligt talat osäker på om jag minns vad receptet var för att hantera narcissister