I took a Psychological test recently for fun, and the results came back that I'm relatively mentally healthy (A shock to you all, I know! haha) -- but I may "suffer" from a disorder known as "Narcissistic Personality Disorder."
According to the Psychologists DSM guide, you must fit 5 of the following criteria to be have this disorder:
1. Grandiose sense of self-importance.
2. Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, or beauty.
3. Belief that s/he is “special” and unique.
4. Excessive need for admiration.
5. Sense of entitlement.
6. Tendency to be interpersonally exploitative.
7. Lacks empathy.
8. Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her.
9. Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitude.
I think I probably fit atleast 5 of those criteria pretty easily, and was doing some research online today -- and it would appear that I'm not alone. It would seem that this disorder might actually be something that many truly successful people share. This disorder might actually be a marker for success....
Some names that came up during my research of people who probably share or shared the disorder included:
1). Donald Trump (Probably the "poster boy" for NPD)
2). Arnold Schwarzenegger
3). Steve Jobs (Another guy who fits almost ALL the criteria)
4). Naomi Campbell
5). James Dean
6). Bobby Fischer
7). Larry Flint
8). William Randolf Hearst
9). Adolf Hitler
10). Michael Jackson
11). Jerry Lee Lewis
12). Madonna
13). Imelda Marcos
14). John McEnroe
Without having to think very hard, and using the criteria above -- I could think of a lot more successful people I know that possess the same traits, good or bad... Ones that come to mind immediately:
- Terrell Owens, Robert Kiyosaki, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Clinton, Tom Brady, Tom Cruise, Armando Montelongo, Jeff from "Flipping Out", All the Realtors on "Million Dollar Listing"... and the list goes on....
In conclusion I decided that it's not such a bad thing if I have this disorder. Atleast I am in good company, for the most part! haha
What do you guys think? Are there a lot of people that hang out in this forum that also "suffer" from NPD? (I'm betting there is a high concentration of folks here, but let's find out!)
Cheers,
- Hakrjak
According to the Psychologists DSM guide, you must fit 5 of the following criteria to be have this disorder:
1. Grandiose sense of self-importance.
2. Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, or beauty.
3. Belief that s/he is “special” and unique.
4. Excessive need for admiration.
5. Sense of entitlement.
6. Tendency to be interpersonally exploitative.
7. Lacks empathy.
8. Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her.
9. Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitude.
I think I probably fit atleast 5 of those criteria pretty easily, and was doing some research online today -- and it would appear that I'm not alone. It would seem that this disorder might actually be something that many truly successful people share. This disorder might actually be a marker for success....
Some names that came up during my research of people who probably share or shared the disorder included:
1). Donald Trump (Probably the "poster boy" for NPD)
2). Arnold Schwarzenegger
3). Steve Jobs (Another guy who fits almost ALL the criteria)
4). Naomi Campbell
5). James Dean
6). Bobby Fischer
7). Larry Flint
8). William Randolf Hearst
9). Adolf Hitler
10). Michael Jackson
11). Jerry Lee Lewis
12). Madonna
13). Imelda Marcos
14). John McEnroe
Without having to think very hard, and using the criteria above -- I could think of a lot more successful people I know that possess the same traits, good or bad... Ones that come to mind immediately:
- Terrell Owens, Robert Kiyosaki, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Clinton, Tom Brady, Tom Cruise, Armando Montelongo, Jeff from "Flipping Out", All the Realtors on "Million Dollar Listing"... and the list goes on....
In conclusion I decided that it's not such a bad thing if I have this disorder. Atleast I am in good company, for the most part! haha
What do you guys think? Are there a lot of people that hang out in this forum that also "suffer" from NPD? (I'm betting there is a high concentration of folks here, but let's find out!)
Cheers,
- Hakrjak
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