Weekly Insights: It Feels Real...But It's Not - Grandiosity in NPD
Heal NPD27 Maj 2025

Weekly Insights: It Feels Real...But It's Not - Grandiosity in NPD

In this Weekly Insight, Dr. Ettensohn explores the nature of grandiosity in pathological narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), emphasizing that grandiose self-states are distortions that mask underlying vulnerability. He examines how these states emerge, why they are so compelling, and how they become self-reinforcing through positive feedback loops.

Dr. Ettensohn also discusses the hidden instability beneath grandiosity, the interpersonal consequences of maintaining a distorted self-image, and the trauma-based origins of grandiose narcissistic armor. Drawing on the work of Ernst Wolf and real-world examples, he offers a compassionate yet clear-eyed look at how grandiosity functions as both protection and prison—and how growth is possible even after years of wearing the armor.

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