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Sadistic supply: same functions as narcissistic supply
Sadist weaponizes truth and appears to be prosocial
Any attack is gratifying proof of pain. What can you say about the ostentatious proud sadist that he hasn't already said? Not dating material, evil, ugly, loser: afterglow of such an assessment.
Inverted psychodynamic of sadist: would rather inflict pain, frustration, and humiliation that get laid or be loved or even admired. Your hurt is sadistic supply
Like psychopathy, sadism is often subclinical or subtle. It is a component of the dark tetrad personality and in malignant narcissism.
Two strategies to cope with the sadist: shunning and exposing/unmasking
Affective heuristic: ignoring beneficial message owing to the personality of the messenger.
When the messenger is malevolently sadistic, rejecting his contributions is a form of masochistic self-inflicted injury - which constitutes the very sadistic supply the sadist seeks!
Exposing the sadist only serves to enhance his self-concept.
The only effective coping strategy is to pretend that you love the pain and seek it. This creates sadistic injury and may lead to a collapse. In a state of collapse, the sadist becomes a self-destructive, self-sabotaging masochist.
Paranoid and Savior: 2 Narcissists in Shared Fantasy
Paranoid is a prosocial narcissist and so is savior: they complement each other functionally and psychodynamically
Paranoid as morally superior victim in a morality play in need of protection and saving - or defiant and contumacious (interface with psychopathy)
Find and Buy MOST of my BOOKS and eBOOKS in my Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/stores/Sam-Vaknin/author/B000APLOFK/allbooks
Sadistic supply: same functions as narcissistic supply
Sadist weaponizes truth and appears to be prosocial
Any attack is gratifying proof of pain. What can you say about the ostentatious proud sadist that he hasn't already said? Not dating material, evil, ugly, loser: afterglow of such an assessment.
Inverted psychodynamic of sadist: would rather inflict pain, frustration, and humiliation that get laid or be loved or even admired. Your hurt is sadistic supply
Like psychopathy, sadism is often subclinical or subtle. It is a component of the dark tetrad personality and in malignant narcissism.
Two strategies to cope with the sadist: shunning and exposing/unmasking
Affective heuristic: ignoring beneficial message owing to the personality of the messenger.
When the messenger is malevolently sadistic, rejecting his contributions is a form of masochistic self-inflicted injury - which constitutes the very sadistic supply the sadist seeks!
Exposing the sadist only serves to enhance his self-concept.
The only effective coping strategy is to pretend that you love the pain and seek it. This creates sadistic injury and may lead to a collapse. In a state of collapse, the sadist becomes a self-destructive, self-sabotaging masochist.
Paranoid and Savior: 2 Narcissists in Shared Fantasy
Paranoid is a prosocial narcissist and so is savior: they complement each other functionally and psychodynamically
Paranoid as morally superior victim in a morality play in need of protection and saving - or defiant and contumacious (interface with psychopathy)
Find and Buy MOST of my BOOKS and eBOOKS in my Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/stores/Sam-Vaknin/author/B000APLOFK/allbooks
