Are They Selfish or a Narcissist?

“Narcissist” is the new buzz-word-label for people we find hard to get along with.  To clarify, psychologists say that a person is a narcissist if he/she has AT LEAST FIVE of these symptoms.  Otherwise, they’re probably just self-centered, which, of course, is also hard to deal with.

Here are the symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder:

  • Exaggerates own importance
  • Is preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence or ideal romance
  • Believes he or she is special and can only be understood by other special people or institutions
  • Requires constant attention and admiration from others
  • Has unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment
  • Tkes advantage of others to reach his or her own goals
  • Disregards the feelings of others, lacks empathy
  • Is often envious of others or believes other people are envious of him or her
  • Shows arrogant behaviors and attitudes

Side note: 50% – 75% of narcissists are male.

2 comments

  1. Linda younts says:

    Whew! Glad I didn’t qualify!