Narcissism Personality Index increased by almost 50 percent between 1990 and 2006 among a similar cohort. In the twenty-first century, narcissism has been increasing as quickly as obesity. When we feel connected to others, control is less important because we feel help is there. But when we’re lonely, our brain scans for threats twice as fast. We need control over the environment to feel safe. And that desperate need for control in an ever more individualistic world is affecting our relationships. Not only how we handle them but the kind we choose and the form they take. We want ones where we
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