I spoke to my therapist yesterday (because I'm back in therapy since the election @#$%&*!) about whether Dump was a narcissist and or a psychopath and in her professional opinion and that of her practice colleagues is that he suffers from severe Narcissistic Personality Disorder. NPD shares some of the same personality traits as those of a psychopath, however the big difference is that psychopaths often can't function well in social groups and are sometimes very antisocial. All that said, in order for someone to be diagnosed with NPD they have to meet at least 5 of the standard diagnosis criteria:
- A grandiose sense of self importance (exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
- is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
-believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
-requires excessive admiration
-has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
-interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
-lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
-is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
-shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
Dump meets each and every one of these criteria, does he not?
That said, thank you kpete for your words regarding gratitude. It is a good and healthy reminder that I, for one, needed to hear.
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