Posted on 04/23/2009 11:51:55 AM PDT by markomalley
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a pattern of self-centered or egotistical behavior that shows up in thinking and behavior in a lot of different situations and activities. People with NPD won't (or can't) change their behavior even when it causes problems at work or when other people complain about the way they act, or when their behavior causes a lot of emotional distress to others (or themselves? none of my narcissists ever admit to being distressed by their own behavior -- they always blame other people for any problems).
This pattern of self-centered or egotistical behavior is not caused by current drug or alcohol use, head injury, acute psychotic episodes, or any other illness, but has been going on steadily at least since adolescence or early adulthood.
Whatever they may be doing, in their own view, they are the star, and they give the impression that they are bearing heroic responsibility for their family or department or company, that they have to take care of everything because their spouses or co-workers are undependable, uncooperative, or otherwise unfit. They ignore or denigrate the abilities and contributions of others and complain that they receive no help at all; they may inspire your sympathy or admiration for their stoicism in the face of hardship or unstinting self-sacrifice for the good of (undeserving) others.
But this everyday grandiosity is an aspect of narcissism that you may never catch on to unless you visit the narcissist's home or workplace and see for yourself that others are involved and are pulling their share of the load and, more often than not, are also pulling the narcissist's share as well.
Narcissists cultivate solipsistic or "autistic" fantasies, which is to say that they live in their own little worlds (and react with affront when reality dares to intrude).
They want praise, compliments, deference, and expressions of envy all the time, and they want to be told that everything they do is better than what others can do.
Sincerity is not an issue here; all that matter are frequency and volume. Narcissists use other people to get what they want without caring about the cost to the other people.
They are unwilling to recognize or sympathize with other people's feelings and needs. They "tune out" when other people want to talk about their own problems.
They show arrogant, haughty, patronizing, or contemptuous behaviors or attitudes.
SOUND FAMILIAR??? This isn't a joking matter, it's a very serious, dangerous mental illness and to have someone like this ruling the country with an iron fist, dangerous, dangerous, dangerous. I want to see his past medical records that he won't release. Guarantee you he has been on lots of meds.
He also demands to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements. Narcissists are obsessed with fantasies of unlimited success, fame, fearsome power or omnipotence, unequalled brilliance.
He requires excessive admiration, adulation, attention and affirmation - or, failing that, wishes to be feared and to be notorious. The narcissist feels entitled. He demands automatic and full compliance with his unreasonable expectations for special and favorable priority treatment. A a result, he is often "interpersonally exploitative", i.e., uses others to achieve his or her own ends.
Narcissists lack empathy. They are unable or unwilling to identify with, acknowledge, or accept the feelings, needs, preferences, priorities, and choices of others. The narcissist is arrogant and haughty. He feels superior, omnipotent, omniscient, invincible, immune, "above the law", and omnipresent (magical thinking). Rages when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted by people he considers inferior to him and unworthy.
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You mean WE get the privilege of listening to this steaming pile of crap read some blather of the Royal Teleprompters of David Axelshaft AGAIN??
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No, it means we don’t watch as usual.
Now that’s torture. I’d rather watch a Billy Mays infomercial.
Fox must be going nuts about this since its techincally in May Sweeps
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Well maybe it’s time some of the sissy’s said NO and didn’t carry it.
No joke. It's LOST's 100th Episode and ABC is making a big deal about it.
It's one thing to take all our money. But don't mess with the Island.
I fully expect Fox to cut Bambi off at 8:01! (no matter what the question is)
NO NO NO!!! CANT WE PETITION!!!! LEAVE MY TV ALONE!!!
I cant go to the grocery store, the radio, driving (annoying bumper stickers), and now my TV!!!!
I wonder if the rest of America is as sick of seeing his face as I am? Just go Away.....leave me and my TV Alone....Whatever happened to once a year State of the Nation?
We should push A CALL TO ACTION....and watch some obscure channel....give it huge ratings as a sign of protest.
NEED TO FIND IT SOON AND START EMAILING FRIENDS...AN AIRWAVE TEA PARTY OF SORTS!!!
THeme from benny hill?
Jacob won’t like it....
Yakkety Sax (and don’t talk back)
He's a celebrity. Without his 15 minutes of fame, his presidency will never survive.
The emperor wears no clothes.
Maybe he’d time shift us all back to November 1 with what we know now...
“...Would it kill him to have a press conference on a Monday???...”
As long as it doesn’t interfere with “House”.
.....or ‘24’
Will not be watching this guy rehash same stuff and trash this country again. He is in love with himself. You cannot go 15 minutes of news without a story on how he is saving the world from itself. Blah, Blah, Blah.........
That'll now be know as "The Afta Party..."
How about Saturday afternoon between 1:06 and 1:32 PM? There’s nothing good on TV at that time and no one is really home to watch anyway.
Bush: "Amateur. You don't even know what this job is about."
Monday at 8 pm would preempt House. There is nothing good on Friday evening. Let him do his conferences then.
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