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Published Letters: 2

  • His behavior is not mysterious.

    [Read the article: My husband constantly upstages me]
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    His behavior is not mysterious or unique. He is a completely typical sufferer of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

    All the behaviors you described are so ordinary for a Narcissist that they sound almost copied word for word from a manual about them. I'm not suggesting that your letter is fake, I'm just trying to express to you how typical and well-studied his behavior is.

    Everything you need to know about your husband can be found here:

    http://samvak.tripod.com/

    But do not seek out the author of that page as a source of support, for reasons detailed here:

    http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/narcissism/malignant_narcissism_vaknin_revisited.html

    And, please, run away as fast as you can. You have no relationship with this man. You are just a fuel source for his identity.

  • What kind of executioner would you rather they have?

    [Read the article: I want to be a veterinarian but not at the expense of animals ]
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    If you leave the situation, you can't do anything for the victims.

    If your concern is truly for the animals, then the best thing you can do is take the job so less compassionate people can't.

    If want to fight the industry, secretly film the brutality and leak it to the internet. As the resident vet, you will be the perfect mole.

    Temple Grandin has participated in the slaughter of food animals for years, and has made revolutionary advances in making their deaths less brutal. Granted, you will have limited ability to alleviate the suffering of an animal while you're in the act of murdering it, but its better than the treatment they will receive at the hands of your replacement.