Shadow Boxing

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Can't Touch This!

Joran van der Sloot, scheduled to plead guilty to murder earlier this month, wanted more time to "reflect" on the deal he would make. He seemed to think that the court should accommodate him, and even yawned widely to punctuate his arrogance. Certain offenders display a perplexing resilience. It's called narcissistic immunity, or "Teflon narcissism." They think they're special. Read More

Fantastic Article!

This is just a fascinating article on narcissistic behavior. I can see it as a defense mechanism to a dangerous world, but it's hard to do so! These kind of people are so arrogant, it's almost impossible for me, a layman, to see them as anything but self-confident to the extreme. I especially appreciated your description of how they need constant affirmation of their superiority. Just a great post!

Just a stone-cold sociopath.

It is evident in his reactions and attitude.

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Katherine Ramsland, Ph.D., an expert on murder and other shadow themes, teaches forensic psychology and has published forty books.

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