MEDIA KIT - Ask Sam Vaknin about Narcissism, Pathological Narcissism, The Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), the Narcissist, and Relationships with Abusive Narcissists

With hundreds of people suffering from the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (narcissists)

And with thousands of their family members, friends, therapists, and colleagues.

Dear Author/Editor,

I am Sam Vaknin, author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited" , a work of reference about the Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

I have been studying pathological, malignant narcissism for several years now, mostly in the following contexts:

I. Corporate settings and in Politics - click HERE for online resources

II. Abusive and Dysfunctional relationships - click HERE for online resources

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a serious, often undiagnosed condition, frequently related to abuse in childhood.

In many cases the disorder compels the sufferer to become the abuser in turn.

Once almost unheard of, pathological narcissism is now considered to be at the heart of phenomena as diverse as corporate malfeasance, workplace bullying, the emergence of murderous dictatorships, domestic violence, and serial killings.

I would be delighted to assist you in putting together a report, a segment, an issue, an article, or series of articles - regarding this disorder.

Click here to review some ideas for articles!

I am also available for interviews.

Click here to download extensive excerpts from my book, or the full text of "The Narcissism Book of Quotes".

Review copies of my book are available upon request - click here to write to my publisher.

Kindly scroll down to learn more about me, how I can help you, my contact details and additional online resources.

Online Photo Exhibition: The Old-New Face of the Narcissist - Click HERE!!!

About Me

I am the author of Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited. (number 1 bestseller in its category in Barnes and Noble).

The Web site "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited" was, for many years, an Open Directory Cool Site and is a Psych-UK recommended Site.

I am not a mental health professional though I am certified in psychological counseling techniques by Brainbench.

I served as the editor of Mental Health Disorders categories in the Open Directory Project and on Mentalhelp.net. I maintain my own Websites about the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and about relationships with abusive narcissists and psychopaths here and in HealthyPlace.

You can read my work on many other Web sites: Mental Health Matters, Mental Health Sanctuary, Mental Health Today, Kathi's Mental Health Review and others. I write a column for Bellaonline on Narcissism and Abusive Relationships and am a frequent contributor to Websites such as Self-growth.com (where I am an expert on personality disorders).

I served as the author of the Personality Disorders topic, Narcissistic Personality Disorder topic, the Verbal and Emotional Abuse topic, and the Spousal Abuse and Domestic Violence topic, all four on Suite101. I am the moderator of the Narcissistic Abuse Study List , the Toxic Relationships Study List, the Narcissistic Personality Disorder Support Group, the Psychopath and Narcissist Support Forum, and other mailing lists with a total of c. 10,000 members. I also publish a bi-weekly Abusive Relationships Newsletter.

You can view my biography here.

I suggest you read this first, "What is Pathological Narcissism?"

How Can I help

Subject to appropriate credit, I would be happy:

I. To write materials for the article/issue

II. Collaborate with the authors/editors of the article/issue

III. Participate with an interview

IV. Grant you access to the members of my extensive e-mail lists (more than 6000 members)

V. Grant you permission to quote, at any length, from my books about narcissism (and especially from "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited")

VI. Provide oral or written background material.

Contact Details

I travel often but you can always contact me through my numbers in Macedonia.

The local time is GMT+1 or EST+6.

I can be contacted by phone (or via Skype - click HERE to learn more):

(From the USA)

011-389-70-565-488

011-389-2-323-9892

(From outside the USA)

+389-70-565-488

+389-2-323-9892

E-mail:

palma@unet.com.mk

vaksam@mt.net.mk (Backup address. Kindly copy all correspondence to both e-mail addresses).

ONLINE RESOURCES

You May Wish to Start Here - click on these links to learn more:

Pathological narcissism is at the root of social ills as diverse as terrorism, corporate malfeasance, and crime.

Click HERE to download a ZIP file with:

Mirror, Mirror - Interview with the Toronto Sun and other interviews, chat transcripts, dialogs, bibliographies, and scholarly articles.

Corporate Narcissism

http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/corporatenarcissism.html (United Press International/UPI - Part I, Part II)

http://www.nypress.com/16/7/news&columns/feature.cfm (New-York Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/29/technology/29NECO.html (New-York Times)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/09/AR2005110902106.html (Washington Post)

Abusive Relationships

The Monster in the Mirror (Sunday Times)

Faultless Nation by Cal Thomas

Celebrities Just Want to be Left Alone (USA Today)

Crime and Terrorism

http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/serialkillers.html (PopMatters.com)

http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/12.html (The Idler)

Take care,

Sam Vaknin

Ideas for Articles

1. Why do narcissists hate Christmas?

Click here to find out!

2. Narcissistic leaders, from Hitler to Bush (or Saddam Hussein, depending on your political predilections)

Click here to learn more about narcissistic leaders.

3. Celebrity and induced (situational) narcissism

You can find out more about this topic here and here.

4. Corporate malfeasance and megalomania

Corporate narcissism is described here.

5. Divorcing a narcissist or a psychopath

Tips and advice available here.

6. Religion as narcissistic mass psychosis

Discover how narcissists abuse religion - click here.

7. Child prodigies sometimes develop into raging, malignant narcissists

The developmental path of a Wunderkind - click here.

8. Egomania in restrictive and disciplinarian institutional settings (prisons, hospitals, army)

9. Autism spectrum disorders (such as Asperger's Disorder) as Ego disturbances

Autism Spectrum Disorders are sometimes misdiagnosed as pathological narcissism - learn how this happens here.

A connection first suggest by Freud - read about the Narcissism of Small Differences here.

The Internet is the ideal playpen for narcissists and psychopaths - click here to learn more (and here if you read Spanish).

You can download Skype 4.0 and establish a 3-way connection to Sam Vaknin by first calling Sam, then calling/adding in your show's call-in number.

You can place a 3-way call to Sam Vaknin. Your Skype (computer) is able to connect your U.S. land phone with Sam's land phone (Macedonia). It should be done as a Skype 3-way 'conference' call.

For Sam to 'call in' to your radio show, this is what to do:

Call Sam's land phone (using Skype on your computer), then call your show's call-in number. The call then becomes a 3-way 'conference' call. If you put your own Skype microphone on 'mute', you can eliminate all background noise from your end of the 'conference.'

Summary:

OR:

Use Skype on your computer, call your own #, then call (add in) Sam's number in Macedonia.

You can also use your land line phone for a 3-way (no Skype). Just add an international long-distance plan to your account and try a 3-way using your own phone.