True self and false self a personal mission by self-confessed narcissist and author Sam Vaknin to raise the profile of the condition. Vaknin has highlighted the role of the false self in narcissism. The false self replaces the narcissist's true self and is intended to shield him from hurt and narcissistic injury by self-imputing omnipotence. The narcissist pretends that his false self is real and demands that others affirm this confabulation, meanwhile keeping his real imperfect true self under wraps. For Vaknin, the false self is by far more important to the narcissist than his dilapidated, dysfunctional true self; and in contrast to the psychoanalysts
Holly King (soccer) As a senior in 2012, she started every match as a holding midfielder and ranked fifth among the team with a career season-high 14 points. She earned 2012 All-America and Academic All-America, SEC Defensive Player of the Year, and All-SEC first team honors. In 2011, she was named Academic All-America and All-SEC. In February 2013, King was selected in the third round (19th overall) of the 2013 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League. Holly King (soccer) Holly King (born March 13, 1991) is an American soccer midfielder currently playing