Communal narcissism — what it means

Identity built on public virtue — volunteering, charity, church leadership. Visibly saintly in public, cold and punitive at home. The community is the audience.

What it looks like

She runs the food drive every year. Everyone calls her a saint. At home she keeps a ledger of every favor anyone has owed her, including you. The public face isn't fake — it's the one that gets fed.

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