With all of their gestures and deeds that cry out: "I'm superior; you are inferior. I'm special; no one can surpass me" the narcissist is psychologically empty. These unconscious feelings of emptiness are so intolerable that they are hidden in the unconscious. The narcissist is always on empty, constantly scouring his/her environment for narcissistic supplies in the form of praise, material possessions, public stature, domination and control over others. Narcissists who function at a very high level, I call them supernarcissists, have a perpetual flow of praise and admiration coming to them through followers who are members of their inner circle. If the narcissist is a celebrity or public person, these psychological supplies and ego enhancers are more available to him. The supernarcissist's exposure is vast, capable of reaching the far corners of the earth. 

Beneath the mask of grandiosity and superiority, the narcissist experiences an intolerable psychological pain that is buried deep in the unconscious. This pain is felt most keenly by those who are the unfortunate recipients of the narcissist's cruel projections. These attacks are swift and emotionally lethal, causing the recipient feelings of confusion and emotional devastation. Most often the victims of the narcissist's cruel projections are those closest to him: spouses, children, siblings, friends. The narcissist is unaware and unconcerned about these attacks since they arise from his unconscious. Their source is out of the narcissist's awareness. Narcissistic emptiness cannot be wished away. Certainly, the narcissist has stealed himself against these feelings. It is those who are the recipients of these projections who suffer at the hands of the highly pathological narcissist. Narcissists have no reason to enter psychotherapy and are very unlikely to change.

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