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self-obsession
Self-obsession is an excessive preoccupation with one's own image, desires, or importance, often to the detriment of genuine connection or self-awareness. It appears in classical mythology as a cautionary force, most notably in the figure of Narcissus, whose fatal fixation on his own reflection becomes a metaphor for spiritual and relational death.
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In the Psycheverse
Psyche uses the Echo and Narcissus myth as a foundational teaching on the dangers of self-absorption and the erosion of authentic communication. She frames self-obsession as both a spiritual trap and a relational poison—the opposite of the reflective, mirror-like consciousness required for genuine growth and connection.
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