"Paradoxically, a person who exhibits such tremendous ego and self-confidence in reality has such low self-esteem and such a fragile ego that he cannot abide any expression other than his own, for fear of annihilation of the self. Therefore everything that is not under his control is perceived as a threat."
2007-01-27 20:27:13 · 17 answers · asked by Xo 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
subjective from individual to individual....therefore to make that statement absolute would be an unqualified generalization
2007-01-27 20:37:35 · answer #1 · answered by schwarzeneggerchia 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hm I think just this paragraph is out of context because I have no idea what it is comparing this paradox to. However, with in just what it says here, I do not necessarily agree that self-confidence is always a mask people wear to hide their insecurities.
2007-01-28 04:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by Lynnix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be a megalomaniac. One of the most well known examples of megalomania in modern history was Adolf Hitler.
I agree.
2007-01-28 04:36:41 · answer #3 · answered by MyPreshus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's presented out of context, but it sounds like a description of the dynamics of narcissism, although it could be applied more widely.
"Self-esteem" is a problematic concept, though - in my very, very humble opinion.
2007-01-28 04:36:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with it to a point. Humility is strength... but so is arrogance. I am arrogant and yet I have been striving to detach my ego... I am also a paradoxical creature. I contain multiples (...Whitman)
2007-01-28 04:33:43 · answer #5 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think we need to know the context in which this quote was made. As it stands it is meaningless psycho babble.
2007-01-28 04:33:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the Napolean complex?
I've never actually seen a case, although I hear rumor of this behaviour.
2007-01-28 04:32:41 · answer #7 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
kind of transactional analysis -"games people play behavior"
2007-01-28 04:43:29 · answer #8 · answered by Byzantino 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.....good thread
2007-01-28 04:33:44 · answer #9 · answered by The Smuggler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man, just you just describe my husband?
2007-01-28 05:03:33 · answer #10 · answered by Jana Q 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋