The thing about a malignant narcissist is that their lies are first and foremost, for themselves. Those lies are like a life raft, keeping them afloat in a sea of self-hatred. Trump has zero confidence or self-esteem. He runs entirely on the fuel of hate - hate for others to be sure - but also hate for himself.
This is Norman Vincent Peale’s “Power of Positive Thinking” carried to its highest exponent — aka what my parents’ generation called “boloney”. Alas, no amount of repeated bullcrap will help him manifest his way out of jail. He’s already long since imprisoned himself in his own mind.
The thing about a malignant narcissist is that their lies are first and foremost, for themselves. Those lies are like a life raft, keeping them afloat in a sea of self-hatred. Trump has zero confidence or self-esteem. He runs entirely on the fuel of hate - hate for others to be sure - but also hate for himself.
How about Trump’s confabulations? I sincerely believe his statements reflect frontotemporal dementia and as such he believes them to be true.
This is Norman Vincent Peale’s “Power of Positive Thinking” carried to its highest exponent — aka what my parents’ generation called “boloney”. Alas, no amount of repeated bullcrap will help him manifest his way out of jail. He’s already long since imprisoned himself in his own mind.