Being a narcissist is not always fun. Diana Diamond explains how the myth of Narcissus depicts the experience of narcissism: tremendous pain caused by selfencapsulation, selfpreoccupation, isolation, rigidity, etc.

Those with narcissistic pathology don't have high rates of suicide, but they have higher rates of lethal suicide than those with BPD, according to one Columbia study.

We interviewed Diana Diamond about narcissism and its prevalence in our society today, all the way from healthy traits to Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).


Diana Diamond is an expert clinician who makes use of TransferenceFocused Psychotherapy in her practice treating NPD and BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder).

Check out our interviews of Otto Kernberg and Frank Yeomans for lots more related material: Kernberg:    • Otto Kernberg  
Yeomans:    • Frank Yeomans  

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