Are you narcassistic??

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FixYourWeave

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I was reading a book its called the narcassistic epidemic, and it got me thinking. Are you narcassistic? How often do you think about yourself vs others? I admit i get so wrapped up in myself sometimes i cant see anything else.

Do you pray more for yourself than you do for other people? Maybe you dont think your narcassistic, but are you always talking about yourself?? Are you ever intrested in others, or are you only concerned with yourself
 
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Narcissism is a very serious issue and hurts those involved with one a great deal. It's almost like they have no feelings at all...no sympathy for anyone else. It is far more serious than thinking about yourself all the time. Lots of these books that they are putting out there these days aren't the real deal and they seem to give everyone a label...like how anyone who is moody they label them bi-polar or if you are feeling sad they tell you that you are depressed. They say that there are two kinds of narcissism- one that is good and one that is bad...if you have ever dealt with a bad one, trust me...you would know, because your life would most likely be in chaos and you would be hurt 90% of the time.
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You can be conceited and not be narcassistic...
 
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greatkraw

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FixYourWeave said:
I was reading a book its called the narcassistic epidemic, and it got me thinking. Are you narcassistic? How often do you think about yourself vs others? I admit i get so wrapped up in myself sometimes i cant see anything else.

Do you pray more for yourself than you do for other people? Maybe you dont think your narcassistic, but are you always talking about yourself?? Are you ever intrested in others, or are you only concerned with yourself
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I don't understand the question. Who else am I gonna think about.
 
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SeaGlass1111

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lol...funny.
 
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tryingtofindhim

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FixYourWeave said:
I was reading a book its called the narcassistic epidemic, and it got me thinking. Are you narcassistic? How often do you think about yourself vs others? I admit i get so wrapped up in myself sometimes i cant see anything else.

Do you pray more for yourself than you do for other people? Maybe you dont think your narcassistic, but are you always talking about yourself?? Are you ever intrested in others, or are you only concerned with yourself
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I have the opposite problem I almost never pray for myself. Yes, I think about myself sometimes but i rather focus on other people because if I focus on myself I get depressed.
 
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I would agree that we should spend less time thinking and praying about ourselves and focus our attention towards others.
But narcissism is very serious and I've seen it tear families apart. Just because you get wrapped up and only think about yourself nonstop doesnt make you narcissistic.
 
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charisenexcelcis

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Often narcissism is a sympthom of a greater problem. Everything from family trauma to ASPD.While the old nature is naturally selfish, narcissism goes way beyond that.
 
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Up until about three and a half weeks ago I litterally refused to do anything that could be even vaguly perceived as selfish because I beleive that selfishness isthe father of sin and was tge soul source of all evil in the world. It wasn't so hard in the begining butadiene the years rolled by I started to grow jealous of the simple life of others. I kept doing my thing bit I guess as the years flew by it was with this stupid misplaced expectation that God would give me my own family.

I'd gotten into a real unhealthy habbit of depending on others to depend on me so I would have a reason I could justify not giving away everything I own to others. After my last relationship ended and I sent my partner skipping back to the US free of her drug and alchol addictions. I became depressed. I could see all my friends reaching tge point where they could be independant now and I'd let my faith wain without regular contact with other christians. It didn't help that tge last thing Angela said to me was; "Liam you deserve more to be someones stepping stone, you should be someones destination."

I descided to apply some of the phyce i knew from helping a friend learn it for colledge a few years earlier and realised I had a serious problem and was at a huge risk of becoming a preprogrammed series of responses ad opposed to an actual living thinking person. I descided u should goto a theropist. $520 dollars later I'm told tgat I am perfectly fine but I should take time for myself and not blame myself so much.

Realising this was crap and a waste of a week pf my life and money I went reluctantly to m-- the woman who saved me-- she told me about a scripture (can't remember it exactly points to who can) it was about casting rubies before swine... Or something... Basicliy it ment I dhouldnt do everything for everyone and give my best to people who don't deserve it. I took it on and for the last (two?) weeks or do I've been trying my hardest to externalise my internal monolgues and focus enturly on my problem with the hopes God will ahow me a way of living free of my past and let me tell you brutal honesty, explaining all this crap each time it's asked, standing accountable when I could just mske a call and be instantly gratified by a clinger-on--it's hard.

So in conclusion, no I am not narcessistc.
 
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FixYourWeave

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SeaGlass1111 said:
Narcissism is a very serious issue and hurts those involved with one a great deal. It's almost like they have no feelings at all...no sympathy for anyone else. It is far more serious than thinking about yourself all the time. Lots of these books that they are putting out there these days aren't the real deal and they seem to give everyone a label...like how anyone who is moody they label them bi-polar or if you are feeling sad they tell you that you are depressed. They say that there are two kinds of narcissism- one that is good and one that is bad...if you have ever dealt with a bad one, trust me...you would know, because your life would most likely be in chaos and you would be hurt 90% of the time.
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You can be conceited and not be narcassistic...
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1. inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity

That is the definition of narsissim

1. having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc Thats the definition of conceited.

Both of these express excessive. To me, they might as well be the same thing
 
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I hope I am not narcissistic, but I do seem to be so wrapped up in my own problems that I always pray for myself and seldom pray for others, though I do pray the Lord ’s Prayer each day, which is a prayer for others, as well as myself. Perhaps I should be more thoughtful of others.
 
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I pray for others from the minute I wake till I go to sleep. Thats what were here for.
 
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Wow, this is an excellent question, FYW...

However, I'm too busy thinking about how I would personally answer to give a real answer... I'll get back to you after I've consulted with myself about what I truly think about the topic.

:D Just kidding!
 
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