Narcissistic Serial and Mass Killers
Serial killers and malignant narcissists share a lack of empathy, grandiose fantasies, and a sense of entitlement. Both objectify people and treat them as extensions of themselves. Serial killers seek to render their victims immobile to avoid abandonment or humiliation, and they believe they are improving their victims by killing them. The narcissist’s life is a repetition complex, and the serial killer’s murders recreate earlier conflicts with meaningful objects. Both represent a dual failure of their own development and of the culture and society they grew in.
Narcissistic and Psychopathic Politicians and Leaders
Narcissistic or psychopathic leaders are a product of their society and culture, and their mental health pathologies resonate with their followers. They create a personality cult with all the hallmarks of an institutional religion, and their reign is all smoke and mirrors, devoid of substance. When their regime ends, the entire edifice crumbles, leaving behind a massive, collective, post-traumatic stress disorder.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Victims and Survivors of Abuse
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is typically associated with the aftermath of physical and sexual abuse in both children and adults. However, PTSD can also develop in the wake of verbal and emotional abuse, providing it is acute and prolonged, and in the aftermath of drawn-out traumatic situations such as a nasty divorce. The diagnostic and statistical manual criteria for diagnosing PTSD are far too restrictive, and hopefully, the text will be adopted to reflect this. PTSD can take a long time to appear and lasts more than one month, usually much longer.