ABSTRACT
Even in our most ordinary lives, grandiose fantasies shape our inner dialogues and the questions by which we evaluate our accomplishments and worth. Not paying attention to our grandiosity is a recipe for disaster. For instance, I discuss how a patient's grandiose and perfectionistic fantasies made his dating life impossible. I also share my own story, when as a young economist I decided to volunteer with terminally ill patients. As I listened to the questions the patients pondered, I started to rethink my own life priorities—a path that led me to become a psychologist.
