Author: Sam Vaknin

Narcissist’s Reactions to Deficient, Fake, Negative, Low-grade, or Static Narcissistic Supply

Posted by Sam Vaknin | Sep 11, 2011 | Narcissistic Personality Disorder

The narcissist presents to the world a facade of invincibility, equanimity, superiority,...

The Insanity of the Insanity Defense

Posted by Sam Vaknin | Aug 31, 2011 | Legal Issues

Aron Levy, who kidnapped, murdered and dismembered 8-year old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn now faces...

I Can’t Live Without Him / Her

Posted by Sam Vaknin | Aug 31, 2011 | Codependency, Dependent Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Relationships

Dependence on other people is a kind of addiction and, therefore, fulfills important mental health...

Psychopathic Narcissists: The Uncanny Valley of Cold Empathy

Posted by Sam Vaknin | Aug 22, 2011 | Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders

Cold Empathy evokes the concept of “Uncanny Valley”, coined in 1970 by the Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori. Mori suggested that people react positively to androids (humanlike robots) for as long as they differ from real humans...

Dancing as an Evolutionary Strategy

Posted by Sam Vaknin | Aug 1, 2011 | Relationships

Dances are thinly disguised simulations of sex acts. But there’s more to dancing than bawdy...