"An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectation of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment."1)An exaggerated sense of self-importance:
The simplest everyday way that narcissists show their exaggerated sense of self-importance is by talking about his family, work, life in general as if there is nobody else in the picture. Doesn't matter what anybody else says, the next sentence he says will start with "I".
2)Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
3) Believes he is "special" and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
Some people just are not cool enough to be associated with. These people are called losers.
4) Requires excessive admiration
Sincerity is not an issue here; all that matter are frequency and volume.
5) Has a sense of entitlement
They expect automatic compliance with their wishes or especially favorable treatment, such as thinking that they should always be able to go first and that other people should stop whatever they're doing. For example, cutting people off in midsentence and expecting them to shut up to listen to his better ideas.
6) Selfishly takes advantage of others to achieve his own ends
Narcissists use other people to get what they want without caring about the cost to the other people.
7) Lacks empathy
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.
8) Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him.
Refusing to give other people credit, often citing success to other person's excessive good luck, or due to a certain advantage he deems unfair to himself.
9) Shows arrogant, haughty, patronizing, or contemptuous behaviors or attitudes.
"Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD): How to recognise a narcissist"
For full details, please read the following:
http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/index.htmlHave i ever told you i just love being looked down upon? I love it when people think i'm stupid and whatever i say is just like a little fly buzzing around their ears. Because that makes me work even harder. Not to prove my worth to them, not to prove them wrong, because i know even if i succeed it will lead to point number 8.
So why do i still try when some people think i am inferior?
Because even if everyone looks down on me, i know there are some people in my life who will still be there for me.
Because if looking down on me can make them feel better about themselves, i am glad that i helped.
Because life isn't about fighting with other people, but surviving the fight within yourself.
