Narcissistic People

I am wondering - because I'm trying to understand it - what exactly is a narcissist? I've read so many things about it until my head spins. It's a term that gets misused and over used I think...

I just need to understand it. Thanks....

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Permalink Reply by Simon Paynton on February 1, 2017 at 1:24am

How about anti-social personality disorder (online test)?

Borderline personality disorder?

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Permalink Reply by Tom Sarbeck on February 2, 2017 at 4:39am

Simon, I recently dealt with a narcissist who'd been elected to chair a small town council. As its parliamentarian I advised its members on how to remove him from office, and in doing so I consulted the DSM. I came to know him rather well and I'm unable to visualize narcissists asking others for help.
Superior people don't do that.

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Permalink Reply by Simon Paynton on February 2, 2017 at 5:37am

Often, in practice, their unending requests for practical help constitute an unquenchable demand for narcissistic supply.

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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on January 31, 2017 at 1:42pm

Anyone see where I left my hairbrush?

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Permalink Reply by Tom Sarbeck on January 31, 2017 at 2:12pm

Reg, thank you for helping me illustrate.

If you will retrace your steps since you last used your hairbrush, you'll prolly find it. Unless I stole it.

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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on February 1, 2017 at 3:42pm

I would never do anything to help anyone else Tom. That would be wasting precious time on others that I could spend on myself because I too am precious. Anyway I always buy my hairbrushes in bulk from Costco in case of emergencies. I have at least one in every room beside the mirrors. They more I look the them the more beautiful they appear to be. Ok, I better go and check they are still working properly. Nothing else really matter does it? Oh If I was an ice cream I would lick myself to death!

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Permalink Reply by Tom Sarbeck on February 2, 2017 at 4:53am

Reg, I might borrow from that for a humorous speech contest. It's good! Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on February 2, 2017 at 6:19am

Sorry Tom, I don't do humor in case I might get laughter lines. Can't you tell from my avatar?

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Permalink Reply by Pope Beanie on January 31, 2017 at 2:14pm

I thought I saw a hairbrush in the hand of that orange mannequin over there...

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Permalink Reply by Belle Rose on January 31, 2017 at 5:50pm

Lol!

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Permalink Reply by TJ on January 31, 2017 at 8:33pm

I used to sing that song "you're so vain, you probably think this song is about you, don't you..."

Because my youngest brother used to preen a lot, and, the part that cracked me up was that every time I'd sing it within his ear shot (As in, he's in the bathroom, and I'm on the other side of the house...), I'd hear him yelling,

"I AM NOT!!!"