The Narcissus Defense: Reframing Vanity as a Survival Response
forensic psychology, narcissus, tall poppy syndrome, social dynamics, gaslighting, seattle freeze, male psychology Ameer Kiani forensic psychology, narcissus, tall poppy syndrome, social dynamics, gaslighting, seattle freeze, male psychology Ameer Kiani

The Narcissus Defense: Reframing Vanity as a Survival Response

We use his name as a slur. We call him vain. But as a student of forensic psychology, I look at the crime scene, not just the suspect. Narcissus wasn't suffering from self-obsession; he was suffering from sensory deprivation in a culture addicted to silence. This is my defense of the most misunderstood man in mythology.

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