You don’t have to be a psychiatrist or trained as a counselor to recognize that narcissism is rampant in our culture, with many leaders and famous people exhibiting classic examples of extreme narcissism without any concern for their behavior.

I’ve been learning a lot lately about narcissistic personality disorder as well as narcissistic abuse and it’s incredibly fascinating to begin to see these behaviors and patterns in people and how it affects us all.

I’m excited to be in a 10 hour training in May, learning more about this disorder, how to heal from narcissistic abuse and how to support others to heal as well.

There are three books I’ll be reading before the training to get started and I wanted to share so that others can learn, too.  Once you understand more about this type of behavior, you will not see the world the same again.  This is a big issue that needs healing in our world.

Let me know how you like the books in the comments and feel free to comment other book recommendations.

People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil
by M. Scott Peck
The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists
by Eleanor Payson
Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil
by Paul Levy