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5 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The cognitive dissonance of not living up to, and riding the coattails of, previous generations' "American Exceptionalism"......thread: 1/
The cognitive dissonance of not living up to, and riding the coattails of, previous generations' "American Exceptionalism"......thread: 2/
....and of course, their failures or under-achievements are always someone else's fault: 3/
......this is an underlying component that creates fertility to conspiracy theories because conspiracy theories simultaneously sustain the believer's narcissism and victimhood. Thread on cognitive processes of conspiracy theory susceptibility: 4/

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6 Dec
As we (@connorbeaton) discussed on the mantalkspodcast.com (posting today)...the destigmatization of mental health is important.

One technique is to frame "therapy" in a way that is analogous to physical health/physical training...which is viewed as "masculine". 1/
I've worked with male teenagers/men who initially resisted therapy (which was insisted on by their mom/partner) because "there's nothing wrong with me".

This reflexive response reflects the stigma that exists, and the denial that their need/desire to avoid the stigma creates. 2/
My two-part response:

1. Saying that the only people who go to therapy are people who have "something wrong with them", is like saying the only people who go to the gym/workout are people who are overweight/out of shape. Go to any gym in the country....3/
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4 Dec
Trump has a perverted sense of "winning". It's actually not about winning, it's about the avoidance of loss, as analyzed here:
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1 Dec
A few threads analyzing "moral inversion" through an addiction model: 1/
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...and through the lens of perpetual victimhood: the "moral authority" that society grants "victims" to defend themselves...which is actually "pre-emptive retaliation". 3/

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28 Nov
Very good thread by @GallomirGirl outlining a "field guide" to interacting with narcissists.

A few relevant thoughts/threads on conflict, narcissistic supply, "unfairness", "manipulation of the interaction timeline", "winning", etc....1/
1. Conflict/narcissistic supply: 2/
2. Exhaustion: 3/
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23 Nov
I don't think there's an easy, universally applicable answer. Especially en masse where there's positive reinforcement from, and safety in, numbers. I've touched on the difficulty in a previous thread that contrasted the one-on-one versus collective difficulties.....1/
....in breaking through to and with people. 2/
There may be some utility in redirecting/using the masculinity angle to create an aversion to embracing victimhood. For example....3/
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23 Nov
"...People...traveled to Dallas to see JFK reappear on Nov. 2.

However, when that didn’t happen, the goalposts shifted, and Protzman convinced dozens of people that if they waited long enough, something else would happen."

Dopamine optimization: 1/
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