The Facebook Narcissist by Lena Derhally #Health Communications Inc #Behavioral Sciences #Book Review

 

 MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW

Lena Derhally's book on the problems of using Facebook addictively or for flaunting materialistically to other people is a well researched one and I loved it.  To look at the cover of this book explains the selfie culture in action. What really is Narcissism? Is it certainly being self centered and oblivious?. I would highly suggest this book for anyone who has a Facebook account, to children and teenagers or adults who are generally glued to social media most of the time.

Very helpful and interesting book that explains deeply on how to use social media in a positive way through case studies, examples and surveys from real experts. The author has done a great job in explaining - The toxicity of constant comparison on social media, spending large portion of one's time online, dangers of becoming too reliant on social media. The author gives tips and takeaways on behaviors that are linked to narcissism such as excess, lack of empathy, entitlement, exploitative behaviors and self centeredness. The chapter that discusses Cyber bullying, Cyberstalking, Internet Trolls, Gaming and Misogyny was my favorite part in the reading. I agree absolutely with the author Lena Derhally on her strategies and obvious advice to protect yourself if you are cyberstalked. Never accept friend requests from strangers or share any personal information online. Use strong passwords. Report to fightcyberstalking.org, block or delete social media accounts and e-mail addresses. Move your home if you must. Seek support by telling your trusted people. 

I loved this advice from the author - Instead of comparing oneself to others and coveting, focus on gratitude and being content with what really you already have. Social media gives you false hopes and dreams. Unplugging and staying away is fulfilling.

I just reviewed the book, The Facebook Narcissist, Thanks to Lena Derhally, Publisher Health Communication Inc and NetGalley for the book in exchange for  my honest review.

                                    About the Author Lena Derhally

Lena Derhally is a licensed and Imago certified psychotherapist in private practice. She is the author of the Amazon True Crime and Criminology bestseller, My Daddy is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer. Her next book on social media and narcissism will release in May 2022. Her work and expertise have been featured in Oprah Magazine, SELF, Glamour, The Washington Post, A&E, Hollywood Life, The Huffington Post, Law and Crime, Tubi TV, and more. She was formerly a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington School of Medicine, where she mentored medical students, and she is on the advisory board of 1455 Literary Arts. Lena is passionate about social justice and anti-war issues and in her spare time advocates for those causes. She lives in Washington DC with her husband, children, and rescue pets.

Book - The Facebook Narcissist - How to Identify and protect yourself and your Loved Ones from Social Media Narcissism.

Publishing date - May 31, 2022

Author - Lena Derhally 

Publisher - Health Communications Inc 

Pages - 240

Book Description

The Facebook Narcissist is the first book dedicated to exploring the relationship between narcissism and social media. Lena Derhally, a licensed psychotherapist certified in Imago therapy, delves into how social media enhances individual and cultural narcissism and how it may create or exacerbate toxic narcissistic tendencies in people who use it. Using her clinical expertise, along with scientific research and interviews with other experts in the field, she thoroughly examines: how narcissism on social media contributes to false narratives and ruptures relationships; how to identify a narcissist on social media (including how to spot the more subtle sub-types of narcissist, such as the covert, communal, and collective narcissist); how narcissism relates to the “influencer” and celebrity culture; narcissism and cyberbullying, cyberstalking, trolling, and victim blaming on social media; narcissism related to racism and politics on social media; the ways social media can create a problem of narcissism in children as they grow up, the implications of "sharenting";  and more. Readers will discover case studies and real examples of narcissists and how they present on social media. 

Derhally’s expertise in cultivating healthy, fulfilling, and connected relationships helps guide readers to take a deeper look at their behaviors on social media and of those around them. At the end of each chapter, she gives practical tips and takeaways for navigating narcissism online. Since abandoning our devices is impractical and not likely, this book will help readers understand how to use social media in a balanced way that inspires fulfillment and connection instead of the entitlement, attention-seeking, and lack of empathy that is at the heart of narcissism. Derhally also instructs readers on how they may use social media for good, and as a tool for positive social change. Social media is here to stay, but with education and awareness on how it makes us and the world more narcissistic, we can change the narrative and focus on the ways in which social media can be positive, and even improve the world for the better.

Disclosure of Material: I have received a review copy of this book by the publisher in the form of e-book from NET GALLEY as Advance Reader Copy. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”