Watch: Understanding Narcissism Part 1

DISCLAIMER: This article is informational only and is not a substitute for mental health care. Anyone experiencing abuse, coercive control, self-harm thoughts, or serious distress should seek professional support or local crisis help.

Narcissism is a spectrum of condition that begins with adaptive positive traits (self-confidence) at one end, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder at the other. Contemporary Western culture overuses the term - it is often used pejoratively to describe behaviour or attitudes that one does not like in another person.

Here I set the scene the first part of this Viktor Frankl Summer Seminar 2026 and introduce parts 2 and 3.

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/0070a4_3873df63991540c389e0a1115d35ff31/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

A Short Introduction.

The seminar was 'live' on the 7th of June and then repeated on the 28th.

The DSM-5 TR and the ICD-11 are the two diagnostic manuals used by Psychiatrists and Psychologists to diagnose narcissism/narcissistic personality disorder. This graphic is for information purposes ONLY.

Grandiose narcissism is more common in men. Vulnerable narcissism is split more equally between men and women. This graphic is for information purposes ONLY.

Part 2 will be uploaded shortly.

Best wishes,

Scott