The most common cause of interpersonal problems lies in our susceptibility to being hurt. Today, we often speak indiscriminately of narcissistic injury when we feel our sense of honor, pride, or simply our innermost being has been affected. Wolfgang Schmidbauer explores the depth and breadth of emotional vulnerability in this book, without hastily assigning diagnoses. He shares stories of his patients, who come to his practice as individuals or couples, often suffering from a history of being hurt. The book provokes more inquiries than it presents concrete theses: Is heightened vulnerability hereditary? Where is the line between selfishness and narcissism? What does self-worth have to do with susceptibility to being hurt? Those who follow the author's inquiries will gain a better understanding of both patients and themselves in their individual vulnerabilities.