http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/539 To all appearances, the compulsive giver is an altruistic, empathic, and caring person. Actually, he or she is a people-pleaser and a codependent. The compulsive giver is trapped in a narrative of his own confabulation: how his nearest and dearest need him because they are poor, young, inexperienced, lacking in intelligence or good looks, and are otherwise inferior to him. Compulsive giving, therefore, involves pathological narcissism. Sat, 23 May 2009 04:08:17 PST en-us http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/539 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/539 Sat, 23 May 2009 04:08:17 PST