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| fe91d7f | Since there was nothing at all I was certain of, since I needed to be provided at every instant with a new confirmation of my existence, since nothing was in my very own, undoubted, sole possession, determined unequivocally only by me -- in sober truth a disinherited son -- naturally I became unsure even of the thing nearest to me, my own body. | childhood-trauma narcissistic-personality narcissism shame | Franz Kafka | |
| e1f248f | Often, her mate is the child of a narcissist, already indoctrinated to regard exploitation and disregard as love. Others lured by the narcissistic aura are those in whom healthy childhood exhibitionism has been repressed. . . . If the parent puts the child to shame for showing off, the need for attention gets repressed into the unconscious. Repression means that the need is not satisfied and continues to press for expression in the adult without her being aware of it. The repressed adult may select an exhibitionistic mate to achieve vicarious satisfaction. | exhibitionism narcissistic-abusers narcissistic-mothers narcissistic-personality repressed-emotions revictimization repression narcissism narcissistic shame exploitation | Elan Golomb |