The man who destroyed America's ego -- Matter -- Medium

The man who destroyed America's ego -- Matter -- Medium

"'Drugs take advantage of natural pleasure mechanisms in the human body that exist to register the accomplishment of desirable goals,' they wrote. 'A drug such as cocaine may create a euphoric feeling without one's having to actually experience events that normally bring pleasure, fooling the nervous system into responding as if circumstances were good. In the same way, cognitively inflating one's self-image is a way of fooling the natural sociometer mechanism into thinking one is a valued relational partner.'

"We have a word for people who have become high on their own hollow self-esteem: narcissist."