AND TAKE THOSE FLYING MONKEYS WITH YOU I read Dr. Frank's book BUSH ON THE COUCH a couple years ago with great interest. Since my working-actor days I have been fascinated by human behavior. Now that I advocate for abuse victims like myself - behaviors and personality disorders have become my area of personal study. ( Don't confuse Mental Disorders with Personality Disorders. They aren't the same.) After reading my blog for the last 4 years you'd think I see narcissists around every corner. No. But I do see a lot of them. Especially in public offices that seem to be confounding or failing their constituency. Healthy narcissism would be necessary in a public service. But remember, there's a canyon of difference between the healthy narcissism we all need to function in society and Destructive Narcissistic Pattern (DNP) which involves: the lack of empathy for others remorseless exploitation of others for your own gratification inflated sense of self-worth fe...
