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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF NARCISSISM

Long before the era of selfies, the ancient Greeks and Romans recounted a myth about an individual overly fixated on his own image. According to the tale, Narcissus was a handsome man who roamed the world in quest of true love. After spurning a nymph named Echo, he caught sight of his own reflection in a river and became enamored with it. Unable to tear himself away, Narcissus tragically drowned. A flower marked the location of his demise, and it's now known as the Narcissus flower. This myth embodies the concept of narcissism, an excessive and sometimes harmful self-absorption. However, it's not merely a personality trait discussed in advice columns; it's a set of characteristics identified and analyzed by psychologists.