Whoa! First I am not a Liberal. Second this was not psychobabe or pap. Perhaps, before you criticized me, you would have realized that I did not mean “disability” in the sense of a handicap. I am sorry you misunderstood. I meant that the narcissist has an emotional dysfunction - a disconnect. Her/his mental state is affected by an abnormal fear of being de-valued, unloved or unwanted. So they compensate by seeking power, control, or even by abusing all who they consider to be lesser individuals. A narcissist is emotionally void of normal feelings and understandings for others. They truly live in an emotional wasteland where they have to constantly seek praise, adoration and power. They cannot supply themselves with good feelings and can only use or manipulate others into adoring them.