It was the only way I could make any contribution to the field. I have already posted chapters of the crystallizing tome on my web site. I could not have predicted nor imagined the oceans of pain out there. Today I respond to 20 letters daily. There are 2500 members in my various mailing lists.
Narcissism seems to be THE mental health problem of the last decade.
I also made the entire text available online free of charge and ad-free for those who can't afford it. My royalties from the sales of my book are used exclusively to finance my mental health-related educational activities. I now made the book available as an e-book through Barnes and Noble and others. It was not my first success. I wrote - both reference and fiction.