Thanks Melanie and Being Me,

I do feel a lot better, especially after I have taken the medicine, though it wears off just before I have to take it again! I have managed to reschedule my lessons to later this week, so that's OK.

I have just ordered a copy of Sam Vaknin's book Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited. Here are some reviews of the book -

Barnes and Noble reviews

Amazon.com reviews

Amazon.co.uk reviews

But there is plenty of the contents of this book available on the web itself and Sam Vaknin's writings are to be found widely. Here are some links -

Here and here should set the ball rolling for you, as there are many, many links from those web pages.

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As for the visitation issue, the bottom line is, the only time I have during the year to carry out work on my personal project in my country of origin is the four weeks when H has D visit him in the summer. I can't think of a reason why H shouldn't have her for a straight four weeks really, can you? Even his excuse that he can't get work done applies equally to me, don't you think? And why did I only think of that point yesterday, for heaven's sake?

Livnlearn


"The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates