Posted on 12/20/2008 1:30:48 PM PST by KellyM37
The narcissist:
* Feels grandiose and self-important (e.g., exaggerates accomplishments, talents, skills, contacts, and personality traits to the point of lying, demands to be recognised as superior without commensurate achievements);
* Is obsessed with fantasies of unlimited success, fame, fearsome power or omnipotence, unequalled brilliance (the cerebral narcissist), bodily beauty or sexual performance (the somatic narcissist), or ideal, everlasting, all-conquering love or passion;
* Firmly convinced that he or she is unique and, being special, can only be understood by, should only be treated by, or associate with, other special or unique, or high-status people (or institutions);
* Requires excessive admiration, adulation, attention and affirmation or, failing that, wishes to be feared and to be notorious (Narcissistic Supply);
* Feels entitled. Demands automatic and full compliance with his or her unreasonable expectations for special and favourable priority treatment;
* Is "interpersonally exploitative", i.e., uses others to achieve his or her own ends;
* Devoid of empathy. Is unable or unwilling to identify with, acknowledge, or accept the feelings, needs, preferences, priorities, and choices of others;
* Constantly envious of others and seeks to hurt or destroy the objects of his or her frustration. Suffers from persecutory (paranoid) delusions as he or she believes that they feel the same about him or her and are likely to act similarly;
* Behaves arrogantly and haughtily. Feels superior, omnipotent, omniscient, invincible, immune, "above the law", and omnipresent (magical thinking). Rages when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted by people he or she considers inferior to him or her and unworthy.
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The core loyalists comprising his goon squad will probably have distinctive uniforms to differentiate them from the run of the mill goons. Gold braid, chest banners, medals, etc. He’ll choose his core group very carefully and they will no doubt swear loyalty to him personallyi and not to the country or constitution. Secret oaths, if need be.
Yes, I’ll agree it’s a mental disease.
He is going to kill a lot of people and we won’t even need to try.
It is labled a "personality disorder" by the medical field, but with more research, they would find it a very DANGEROUS MENTAL ILLNESS
I have studied it in depth, we have a (married into our family) member and the depth of her illness is mostly unbelievable to the outside world.
To the outside world she presents herself as the greatest person, but behind close doors, she is coniving, sneaky, a liar, an abuser, and the list goes on. I had no idea how bad this disease is til I started to research it, but now I can spot a person with it, quite easily.
EX Illinois Gov. Rod Blago is a narcissist too, in their minds they can do no wrong, but everything is about them, no matter who they hurt on the way & they NEVER think of the consequences!
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