Narcissism and paranoia
As the stories gush out of Latham’s gaping mouth, I am thinking that the question I should have asked was “how do we manage people suffering with Narcissistic personality disorders and persecutory paranoia in bureaucratic structures?”
The lack of empathy for everyone exposed by his need for a “notice me” behaviour is profound, and only superseded by his belief that almost everyone is involved in a systematic “bury Latham” plot.
As Latham’s rant becomes spew, any hope of insight gained by the ALP into distructive, unhelpful or flawed structures, policies, and cultures becomes more and more remote.
…Long,
longtime waiting.
Section of Echo and Narcissus painting by John William Waterhouse 1903
September 24th, 2005 at 4:01 pm
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September 25th, 2005 at 11:24 pm
OMG ‘a mental health professional’ and Brownie has been arguing about the finer points of BPD’s. damn I bet you feel silly now Brownie, and you are correct about Suki being ‘sweet’ weez – she could have trashed Brownie in print and didn’t. This new site is ultra stylish and the learner trike pic is adorable. bless her and all who sail on her. xxx