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A very difficult personality to deal with.

Narcissism is a personality disorder it can be male or female.
Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
In order for a person to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) they must meet five or more of the following symptoms:

  • Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
  • Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
  • Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
  • Requires excessive admiration
  • Has a very strong sense of entitlement, e.g., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
  • Is exploitative of others, e.g., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
  • Lacks empathy, e.g., is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
  • Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
  • Regularly shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
  • http://psychcentral.com/disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder-symptoms/
 
What Causes Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
The exact cause of narcissistic personality disorder is not known. However, many mental health professionals believe it results from a combination of factors that may include biological vulnerabilities, social interactions with early caregivers, and psychological factors that involve temperament and the ability to manage stresses. Some researchers believe that narcissistic personality disorder may be more likely to develop when children experience parenting styles that are excessively pampering, or when parents have a need for their children to be talented or special in order to maintain their own self-esteem. On the other end of the spectrum, narcissistic personality disorder might develop as the result of neglect or abuse and trauma inflicted by parents or other authority figures during childhood. The disorder usually is evident by adolescence or early adulthood when personality traits have become consolidated.
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/narcissistic-personality-disorder#2
 
Whoa, I thought Kathi was offended.......

Scared me.....

Maybe they will change the thread name for you though....:wink
 
Kathi said:
A very difficult personality to deal with.

Narcissism is a personality disorder it can be male or female.
Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
In order for a person to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) they must meet five or more of the following symptoms:

  • Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
  • Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
  • Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
  • Requires excessive admiration
  • Has a very strong sense of entitlement, e.g., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
  • Is exploitative of others, e.g., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
  • Lacks empathy, e.g., is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
  • Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
  • Regularly shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
  • http://psychcentral.com/disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder-symptoms/
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I've been kicking around starting a thread about this for a while now. I figured nobody would be interested and that's why I didn't every time I got serious about it.

I thought a lack of interest might come from people not being able to get a true grasp on what the narcissist looks like. I hope to add some insights that will help even more for others to discern who the narcissist is among us. They aren't just the Donald Trumps of media fame and fortune.
 
Kathi said:
A very difficult personality to deal with.

Narcissism is a personality disorder it can be male or female.
Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
In order for a person to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) they must meet five or more of the following symptoms:

  • Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
  • Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
  • Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
  • Requires excessive admiration
  • Has a very strong sense of entitlement, e.g., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
  • Is exploitative of others, e.g., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
  • Lacks empathy, e.g., is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
  • Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
  • Regularly shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
  • http://psychcentral.com/disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder-symptoms/
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You know Kathi is is not nice to speak of my husband this way :shrug
 
Jethro Bodine said:
I've been kicking around starting a thread about this for a while now. I figured nobody would be interested and that's why I didn't every time I got serious about it.

I think it's hard for people to get a true grasp on what the narcissist truly looks like. I hope to add some insights that will help even more for others to discern who the narcissist is among us.
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not me... been looking at one for 50 years
 
I've been diagnosed w/ narcissism...as a teenager and again in my early 20s. I apparently don't have full-fledged NPD at this point. Some people can have NPD and not have it later, some people mellow out over time, and some people have "healings" of some sort. The overall picture for NPD is more nuanced and complicated than a lot of experts these days would lead us to believe.
 
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