Derf's Grotto

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JMC describes himself.

By: jmcjmc
10 Jan 2003, 10:13 AM EST Msg. 878551 of 878578

This mental disorder fits a number of people here. It's the ones that try to portray themselves as successful. lol Successful? No no no....they are sick.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Symptoms

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:

**has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)**

**is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love**

**believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)**

**requires excessive admiration
has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations**

**is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends**

**lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others**

**********is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her*********

*********shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes****

***Is often called a bat***

Criteria summarized from:
American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.