I came across an interesting factoid on Lex Fridman's interview with Andrew Huberman - of the 'fight, flight, freeze' trifecta, freeze is actually associated with the lowest level of anxiety. Fight - or any action that involves moving towards the stressor - is associated with the highest level of anxiety, though it also causes massive dopamine releases when the result is positive.
So thin-skinned narcissists that aggressively climb status hierarchies are probably much more anxious than yourself. I don't have an opinion on what you should do with that information, but I think it's interesting.
So thin-skinned narcissists that aggressively climb status hierarchies are probably much more anxious than yourself. I don't have an opinion on what you should do with that information, but I think it's interesting.