Quote from: Threebean on June 12, 2014, 09:03:58 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 08:55:22 AMSo here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudesI know we're supposed to be non-political here, but sheesh, Tony is not the first person who comes to mind upon reading this list.You would be surprised the personality disorders that they have classisfications for, and how many people you might know that fit into them. I remember the good old days when someone was just "fucked up", I miss those days!
Quote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 08:55:22 AMSo here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudesI know we're supposed to be non-political here, but sheesh, Tony is not the first person who comes to mind upon reading this list.
So here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudes
Quote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 09:10:21 AMQuote from: Threebean on June 12, 2014, 09:03:58 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 08:55:22 AMSo here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudesI know we're supposed to be non-political here, but sheesh, Tony is not the first person who comes to mind upon reading this list.You would be surprised the personality disorders that they have classisfications for, and how many people you might know that fit into them. I remember the good old days when someone was just "fucked up", I miss those days!Haha! Right? I feel like the more you classify these things and define them, the more people convince themselves they have one of them
Quote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 09:10:21 AMQuote from: Threebean on June 12, 2014, 09:03:58 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 08:55:22 AMSo here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudesI know we're supposed to be non-political here, but sheesh, Tony is not the first person who comes to mind upon reading this list.You would be surprised the personality disorders that they have classisfications for, and how many people you might know that fit into them. I remember the good old days when someone was just "fucked up", I miss those days!Haha! Right? I feel like the more you classify these things and define them, the more people convince themselves they have one of them[/quote<><>Yep, just about everyone I deal with is, according to the, "Bi-polar and Schitzophernic". In actuality, I have probably only dealt with a handful of people who are legitimately diagnosed. The reason those are so popular to be diagnosed with is becasue insurance companies wont pay for doctor visits or treatment for a personality disorder, but will pay in full for Bi-polar or Schitzophrenia.
Quote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 09:10:21 AMQuote from: Threebean on June 12, 2014, 09:03:58 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 08:55:22 AMSo here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudesI know we're supposed to be non-political here, but sheesh, Tony is not the first person who comes to mind upon reading this list.You would be surprised the personality disorders that they have classisfications for, and how many people you might know that fit into them. I remember the good old days when someone was just "fucked up", I miss those days!Big pharma can't sell a drug to treat "fucked up", thus hundreds of "disorders" for which meds can be prescribed.
Quote from: sfish on June 12, 2014, 09:15:19 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 09:10:21 AMQuote from: Threebean on June 12, 2014, 09:03:58 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 08:55:22 AMSo here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudesI know we're supposed to be non-political here, but sheesh, Tony is not the first person who comes to mind upon reading this list.You would be surprised the personality disorders that they have classisfications for, and how many people you might know that fit into them. I remember the good old days when someone was just "fucked up", I miss those days!Haha! Right? I feel like the more you classify these things and define them, the more people convince themselves they have one of themHuh... Looks like the same list for "Asshole". Guess there's not much difference.Morning, folks.
Quote from: Threebean on June 12, 2014, 09:16:29 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 09:10:21 AMQuote from: Threebean on June 12, 2014, 09:03:58 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 08:55:22 AMSo here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudesI know we're supposed to be non-political here, but sheesh, Tony is not the first person who comes to mind upon reading this list.You would be surprised the personality disorders that they have classisfications for, and how many people you might know that fit into them. I remember the good old days when someone was just "fucked up", I miss those days!Big pharma can't sell a drug to treat "fucked up", thus hundreds of "disorders" for which meds can be prescribed. true. The only time grandiosity or a narcissistic trait should be treated is if the person is in a manic state (bipolar). If not we just call them assholes.
Quote from: sfish on June 12, 2014, 09:15:19 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 09:10:21 AMQuote from: Threebean on June 12, 2014, 09:03:58 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 08:55:22 AMSo here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudesI know we're supposed to be non-political here, but sheesh, Tony is not the first person who comes to mind upon reading this list.You would be surprised the personality disorders that they have classisfications for, and how many people you might know that fit into them. I remember the good old days when someone was just "fucked up", I miss those days!Haha! Right? I feel like the more you classify these things and define them, the more people convince themselves they have one of them[/quote<><>Yep, just about everyone I deal with is, according to the, "Bi-polar and Schitzophernic". In actuality, I have probably only dealt with a handful of people who are legitimately diagnosed. The reason those are so popular to be diagnosed with is becasue insurance companies wont pay for doctor visits or treatment for a personality disorder, but will pay in full for Bi-polar or Schitzophrenia. personality disorders pay more now than other diagnosis. They are real, especialy if you have delt with a borderline you know what I'm talking about.
Quote from: BackyardSmoker on June 12, 2014, 09:23:19 AMQuote from: sfish on June 12, 2014, 09:15:19 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 09:10:21 AMQuote from: Threebean on June 12, 2014, 09:03:58 AMQuote from: Smokedbacon on June 12, 2014, 08:55:22 AMSo here it is boys, the medical standard for a person to be classified a Narcissist. A person must exhibit 5 of these 9 traits to qualify!1- Grandiose sense of self-importance2- Preoccupied with fantasies of sucess, power, brillance, beauty, or ideal love3- Believes themself to be "special" and can only be understood by others who are high-status4- Requires excessive admiration5- Sense of entitlement6- Takes advantage of others (exploitation) to achieve own ends7- Lacks empathy8- Often envious of others OR believes others are envious of them9- Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudesI know we're supposed to be non-political here, but sheesh, Tony is not the first person who comes to mind upon reading this list.You would be surprised the personality disorders that they have classisfications for, and how many people you might know that fit into them. I remember the good old days when someone was just "fucked up", I miss those days!Haha! Right? I feel like the more you classify these things and define them, the more people convince themselves they have one of themHuh... Looks like the same list for "Asshole". Guess there's not much difference.Morning, folks.Well in that case, morning Narcissist Steve