The Malignant Optimism of the Abused http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/544 I often come across sad examples of the powers of self-delusion that the narcissist provokes in his victims. It is what I call malignant optimism. People refuse to believe that some questions are unsolvable, some diseases incurable, some disasters inevitable. Sat, 23 May 2009 04:08:17 PST en-us The Malignant Optimism of the Abused http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/544 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/544 Sat, 23 May 2009 04:08:17 PST