Narcissism, Addiction - or Both?

This video looks at the psychology behind narcissistic personality traits and how they intersect with addiction and addictive behaviours. Looking at the signs of narcissism, the root causes of addiction, whether one fuels the other and trying to tell the difference.

References:

Dr Darren Haber, 2023 "Addiction, Accommodation and Vulnerability in Psychoanalysis: Circles without Centres"

Personality and Individual Differences
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460318312590
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886923000958

Nature Reviews Neuroscience
https://www.nature.com/articles/522S50a
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14458-y

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