Narcissistic Personality Excerpt: Narcissists love to talk about themselves (or -as extensions of themselves- their children or family, etc.), but mostly they just love to talk. They love monologues, and it’s always on a subject that interests them; never mind if it doesn’t interest you. If they walk into the middle of a conversation you’re having, don’t be surprised if they jump in and subtly (or not) change the direction of the discussion. Do you have someone in your life who often comes to you to unload their burdens, making demands of your time and sympathy and prayer – and you willingly give it because you love them – but every so often when it becomes your turn to need a shoulder to cry on, you regularly begin to have the uncomfortable feeling that they’re tuning out….eyes glazing over….distracted by something you can’t see….and shortly afterwards, they change the subject – usually back to them? That’s called lack of empathy. It doesn’t have to be as obvious as the one who doesn’t care that a kitten is crying by the side of the road. It comes from a superiority complex; their time is a little too important to be spent listening to you go on and on and on and on……. This is a character disorder. Goes along with ‘believing they are special’. Don’t be surprised though, if later you hear back how your narcissist spent an inordinate amount of time comforting, counseling and holding your hand, bravely and loyally standing with you in your time of need, being there for you when no one else was. Because that’s what friends are for. Understand: a narcissist will always expect you to recognize and identify THEIR feelings and needs. This is – you guessed it – what one of your jobs is, as the narcissistic supply.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:27:57 +0000
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