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Baobab

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12. real narcissists often go to great lengths to hide/deny/conceal that fact

Reply to LostOne4Ever (Reply #9)

Mon Apr 4, 2016, 12:27 PM

Apr 2016

They will often find somebody who is normal to imitate.

Has that ever happened to you?

You should watch the three "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" films.

That film is really about narcissistic personality disorder.

The "vampire" myth is really about the terrifying amoral behavior of (often very rich or very poor) NPDs

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Yes, it is a mental illness proven to cause misery, suffering, pain and death... Human101948 Apr 2016 #1

We could save trillions of dollars and billions of human lives Baobab Apr 2016 #2

Basic problem here... Wounded Bear Apr 2016 #3

that is a problem Baobab Apr 2016 #5

No. It isn't. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2016 #4

'Prudential measures' Baobab Apr 2016 #6

'Bullshit' Act_of_Reparation Apr 2016 #7

+infinity nt LostOne4Ever Apr 2016 #8

You know there is already an easy test to see if someone is a narrcissit... LostOne4Ever Apr 2016 #9

real narcissists often go to great lengths to hide/deny/conceal that fact Baobab Apr 2016 #12

Actually what I am saying is based on research LostOne4Ever Apr 2016 #14

Are you going to be testing for 'racial purity' as well? mr blur Apr 2016 #10

I'm sorry, NPD is a character disorder and it greatly increases the chance that somebody will be a Baobab Apr 2016 #11

Tests for office.... AlbertCat Apr 2016 #13

Brain scans for thought crime. That's the ticket. Taitertots Apr 2016 #15

Sorry, I don't follow. Baobab Apr 2016 #16

No, you don't. Act_of_Reparation Apr 2016 #17

Are you trying to say that autism isnt a bad thing? Baobab Apr 2016 #18

I don't think we should have brain scans for thought crimes as a requirement of office Taitertots Apr 2016 #19

NO, quite the opposite Baobab Apr 2016 #20