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Originally Posted by Dantilla
In my experience, the narcissist will never admit to making a mistake.
In their mind, they never have made a mistake.
They are always right, and everybody else is wrong. If you disagree with them, you are stupid.
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Narcissism, like all personality disorders, exists in various people in various degrees. It can be problematic to make wide, generalized statements about people because people are complicated...someone can have good qualities as well as bad ones. In fact, that describes everyone on earth unless they are a saint.
Both of my parents were narcissists but not at all similar in other ways. My mom was also extremely empathetic and caring about others and my dad was generous and a great guy some of the time but not all of the time. Both were great conversationalists as long as they thought someone was worthy of talking to. My mom was more of an equal opportunity person who assumed the best about people until they proved otherwise but both of them had zero tolerance for cruelty or stupidity, which often go together. My mom was what people would refer to as a good Catholic and my dad was an "in your face" sinner but also the least hypocritical person who ever lived, at least according to someone eulogizing him at his memorial.
I have narcissistic qualities but I also know that I have serious flaws...I don't think that I'm anywhere within 100 miles of being perfect. I also know that narcissism can be draining and unpleasant to be around. It's something to recognize and work on within one's self because trust me, you can't work on it in others.
