worshipping narcissists | qualiasoup & theramintrees [cc]

An exploration of the characteristics and mechanics of narcissism — human and divine. You can support the channel at:   / theramintrees   -- opening quote: It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause. It is an inconsistency to believe, that, since the Deity has this human passion, he has not others also: and, in particular, a disregard to the opinions of creatures so much inferior. —David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion -- 0:00 narcissists, human and divine 2:54 Echo and Narcissus 3:31 narcissistic traits 5:17 are gods inevitably narcissistic? 9:59 how do targets get manipulated? 10:48 golden children and scapegoats 12:12 heaven and hell 13:20 persecutor and victim 15:38 no apologies 15:52 problems with boundaries 18:19 magical thinking in the family 19:47 worship 20:48 gaslighting 23:08 flying monkeys and enablers 26:05 how do we extract ourselves? -- subtitles Bulgarian: Djeitko Russian: Sergey Savelyev -- useful channels on narcissism: Narcissist Survivor    / @narcissismsurvivor   Escape from Narcissism:    / channel   From Surviving to Thriving    / @fromsurvivingtothriving   -- references Feuerbach, L. (1848) Lectures on the essence of religion. Hume, D. (1779) Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. Lachkar, J. (1992) The narcissistic/borderline couple: A psychoanalytic perspective on marital treatment. New York: Brunner/Mazel. Lasine, S. (2002) Divine narcissism and Yahweh’s parenting style. Biblical Interpretation 10 (1): pp.36–56 -- Vignettes The needs of the one — ‘Nighty Night’ 2004 BBC TV series How to create a narcissist god — the myth of Narcissus, Ovid’s Metamorphoses Setting the stage for drama — ‘Dead Poets Society’ 1989 film Gaslight — ‘Gaslight’ 1940 film A spreading poison — ‘Ordinary People’ 1980 film Dealing with narcissists, human and divine — ‘Oranges are not the only fruit’ 1990 BBC TV series -- music © TheraminTrees