Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Collapsed narcissists often resort to conspiracy theories and paranoid ideation. Libby calls it “the external solution”.

Alloplastic defenses Self-enhancement of narrative, self-concept (focus of attention, self-sacrificial courageous hero, create an audience)

Drama (distraction), including lies

Fear: Anxiolysis (whistling in the dark)

Bowes, S. M., Costello, T. H., & Tasimi, A. (2023). The conspiratorial mind: A meta-analytic review of motivational and personological correlates.Psychological Bulletin, 149(5-6), 259–293. doi.org/10.1037/bul0000392

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