A Moderate Tendency Towards Narcissism.

Englishman

I took an on-line test to see how disordered my personality really is. Oops!

It's obviously total rubbish. Moi, a tendency towards Narcissism? I look in the mirror a hundred times a day and I always look perfectly normal. Why is it that us handsome types are so maligned?

http://www.4degreez.com/misc/personality_disorder_test.mv

Englishman.

Sirona

Very revealing Englishman, I think I tend to agree with this:

Disorder | Rating
Paranoid: Moderate
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Low
Antisocial: Low
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: High
Obsessive-Compulsive: Low

I'm highly dependent, but I suppose thats better than very highly dependent. LOL. I guess the thing that makes me paranoid is my lack of trust in others.

Sirona

Guest 77

He says, "...this test is not meant to be a diagnostic test." The why the seventy questions?

Guest 77

Aztec

Damnit!

Paranoid: High
Schizoid: Low
Schizotypal: Moderate
Antisocial: Moderate
Borderline: Low
Histrionic: Moderate
Narcissistic: Moderate
Avoidant: Low
Dependent: Low
Obsessive-Compulsive: Moderate

I'm not paranoid right? *looks over shoulder*

~Az

Last week reading the 'emotional blackmail' thread here, I clicked on one of the links that took me to a great list of do's/don't's regarding "Silent Blackmailers" (which was dead-on-the- money re bf). That page had a link where I ended up at amazon, and on the amazon page was a link to articles re narcissism, and I thought, 'Hmmmmm, I've always wondered about narcissism' (thinking that may be bf's problem as well). Well, I gotta tell you, I spent like 3 full days/nights online totally engrossed in the subject. If anyone wants to learn more about narcissism, for whatever reason, you gotta read this guy's stuff, Dr. Sam Vaknin. He admits to being a full-blooded 'cerebral narcissist' (v. a 'somatic narcissist') and has voluminous writings on the subject at several websites. Most revealing is his graphic description of what drives a narcissist: "The NS" (Narcissist's Source of Supply). Another really spooky article of his is entitled, "Narcissistic Contagion" (ie, if you are involved with one long enough, their bad sheet will rub off on you!) This guy is blazingly honest and let's you inside his head. Truly, his writings are psychology at its finest! ;-) Enjoy!

Here's a list of links if interested:

Dr. Sam's personal websites, with tons of info:
http://www.geocities.com/vaksam/

http://samvak.tripod.com/siteindex.html

Sam Vaknin's So You'd Like to... Guides (at amazon/re: narcissism):
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/cm/member-guides/-/A3FGJDBSMCSG7G/ref=cm_aya_bb_sylt/104-1912401-5933529

Dr. Sam also has a list of narcissism FAQs at the "FAQ Farm":
http://www.FAQfarm.com/Health/Narcissism/

Dr. Sam's articles at Suite101:
http://www.suite101.com/bulletin.cfm/9128/12848

scroll down to:

NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER (Narcissistic Abuse)

Now I'm going to go take that personality quiz! ;-)

Grits

A Moderate Tendency Towards Narcissism.

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