re: #161 Walter L. Newton

Don’t feel so alone. This is just a sample, I can find article after article suggesting just about every one of our last 10 presidents were narcissist.

How are people defining “narcissist” and how does it manifest itself in behavior? It doesn’t seem to be like this (which I just stumbled across):

Narcissism is categorized as a personality disorder by the mental health profession. It is referred to as NPD or Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Few are ever diagnosed because few go to therapy. Narcissism is not high self-esteem, but a condition where the typical narcissist suffers from

* Preoccupation with hiding real or perceived flaws
* Overestimation of importance, achievements, talents and skills
* Maladaptive attention seeking behavior
* Inability to empathize with others
* Excessive anger and shame in response to criticism often resulting in rage