Clowndoe said:
I answered honestly:
21
Authority: 3.00
Self-Sufficiency: 3.00
Superiority: 4.00
Exhibitionism: 4.00
Exploitativeness: 5.00
Vanity: 1.00
Entitlement: 1.00
To the post above: It actually is about what you believe, that's narcissism.
No, it's not. Narcissism is
excessive self-love.
From the article:
Not everyone with high self-esteem is a narcissist. Some positive views of the self may be harmless and in fact quite justified.
Which is why celebrities tend to score higher than others. Most
actual celebrities (i.e. not reality television, not porn stars) have become celebrities through some accomplishment or another. Achievement
should breed positive views of the self. Some people believe it's the other way around, but I would've scored much lower on this test when I was struggling to get into medical school than I do now, when I've completed medical school, completed residency, and started a fellowship. Now, if someone is an adult, living in their parents' basement, borderline illiterate, and has absolutely no aspirations in life, but they
still have a high opinion of themselves, then that could accurately be described as demonstrably narcissistic.
Also, on physical attractiveness. I don't think it's narcissistic to think you're hot if people are constantly trying to get into your pants. I think that's just realism. If people alternatively refer to you as "Stinky McGhee", "Prairie Dog Face", and "Jabba", but you think you're hot, then that's narcissism.
