Traits of People with Narcissistic Personality Disorder

COMMON FEATURES: -Well-liked, respected -Keen observer -Savvy liar -Fantastically feigned emotions -Academy award level acting -Not capable of self-reflection, but fakes self-reflection when it serves them -Love=possession -They have a sob story/sympathy play -Grandiosity -Jekyll/Hyde -Audacious hypocrisy -Triangulation (sometimes fictional) -Circular conversations and Word Salad -Gaslighting -Projection (provides information) -Loves excitement, gets bored -Egomaniac with a “low self-esteem” aka easily bruised -Needs constant attention -False-front, materialism -Parasitic lifestyle -Transactional relationships -Interpersonal priorities based on perceived value -Perfectionism and control -Boundary crossing as a sport -Never believe or admit they are caught -Alluring personality -Ego-syntonic (them) vs. Ego-dystonic (us) -Unfathomable frame of mind -Fictional truths -Victims of their own messes -Stays friends with ex’s -Requires a “face-to-face”