About 3-4 years ago, a man who married a lame woman came to see me. He’s such a normal, healthy guy, a hard worker, but his wife doesn’t walk without support at all. And during the conversation it became clear that it was not that he didn’t love his wife, but that he hardly really knew her. He got married in order to demonstrate to himself and those around him his generosity. When, suddenly, it turned out that his wife was not only not going to sing daily hosannas to him, but also had her own character - and a very difficult, demanding character, while everyone else did not care about him " heroism and nobility,” the guy felt disappointed and deeply offended. And how much hatred and rage this insult and this disappointment kindled in him, and how he punished his lame leg for this - only God knows. We once worked on this, I don’t remember the details - it was a long time ago. But I remembered this incident in connection with the coming to me of one lady who decided to adopt an orphan: she, you see, is a public person, and this would be good for her image very beneficial.... In general, narcissistic expansion is not only about excellent children, oligarch husbands and glossy star wives.