NARCISSISTS: IN SECOND LIFE OR REAL LIFE IS THIS A
GOOD THING AND WHEN IS CROSSING THE LINE. CON...
I what to help you understand that this by far is not healthy. 1. Has a grandiose sense of self-importance.
I am going to give you a few little warning signs to help you 2. Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success,
so you can run like water from a dripping sink.
power,
brilliance,
beauty,
or
ideal
love.
3. Believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can
Dr. Leon F. Seltzer, Ph.D. Published on November 7,
only be understood by, or should associate with, other
2013 for Evolution of the Self gave these tips.
special or high-status people (or institutions).
To begin, however, here are DSM’s requirements (slightly 4. Requires excessive admiration [regularly fishes for
condensed, and with minor bracketed amendments) for compliments, and is highly susceptible to flattery].
“earning” the unenviable diagnosis of Narcissistic 5.
Has
a
sense
of
entitlement.
Personality Disorder:
6. Is interpersonally exploitative.