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Strategies & Market Trends : The Thread Formerly Known as No Rest For The Wicked

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To: Tim Luke who wrote (35019)4/30/1999 8:22:00 PM
From: Bill C  Read Replies (2) of 90042
 
i just have to laugh...one day i'm the greatest because i worked my ass off to keep you guys in fore and i sure hope you all made some great money....and the next day i'm the bad guy for jumping on a few peoples butts here......i'm just shaking my head

I like visiting the threads at SI because they've proven to be a rich source of material for classes I teach on personality disorders. Does the author of the above quote appear to any of you to exhibit a few of the following characteristics?

- Seeks to create an illusion of superiority and to build up an image of high self-worth

- Experiences little empathy for the feelings of others

- Strives for recognition and prestige to compensate for the lack of a feeling of self-worth

- Exhibits a deprecatory attitude in which the achievements of others are ridiculed and degraded

- Has persistent aspirations for glory and status

- Has a tendency to exaggerate and boast

- Expresses a lack of patience with others' concerns as a means to force attention and admiration upon himself or herself

- Is hyper sensitive to how others react to him or her, watches and listens carefully for critical judgment, and feels slighted by disapproval

- Covers up a sense of inadequacy with pseudo-arrogance

- Entertains fantasies of greatness, wants to be seen as a genius

Here's more info about Compensatory Narcissicm:

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