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politicat

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30. Oh, him.

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #25)

Sat Jan 28, 2017, 11:28 PM

Jan 2017

Yeah, he's a narcissist. At least he's sort of channeling his pathology into public service. He's really not my favorite person, but he's much less toxic than most. Just don't give him direct money. (Ad revenue is fine.) But don't engage with him. Just for your own good. He can be... manipulative. He's kind of well known in the victims of narcissism recovery community.

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Johns Hopkins Psych finally said it: Malignant Narcissism [View all] politicat Jan 2017 OP

Wikipedia entry. Crunchy Frog Jan 2017 #1

Ouch!! bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #19

So... the developmental view of Cluster B is a fault around age 3. politicat Jan 2017 #26

yep starshine00 Jan 2017 #29

that pretty much was his campaign They_Live Jan 2017 #34

Right. Neither NPD nor the malignant version can be treated with drugs. pnwmom Jan 2017 #2

I doubt Dr Gartner made that distinction. That reads like a reporter's interpretation. politicat Jan 2017 #3

I don't blame professionals who are not making this diagnosis. pnwmom Jan 2017 #4

Thanks. politicat Jan 2017 #11

My son's psychiatrist showed me the journal Ilsa Jan 2017 #13

So how does this type usually Blue_Roses Jan 2017 #7

... They tend to try, yeah. politicat Jan 2017 #9

I have had a few garden variety narcissists in my life. pnwmom Jan 2017 #16

This is so interesting... Blue_Roses Jan 2017 #17

If I worked for theSecret Service, I would... 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #35

They destroy everything in their path NoGoodNamesLeft Jan 2017 #23

It must drive every mental health care professional Control-Z Jan 2017 #10

It makes us question ourselves a lot. politicat Jan 2017 #12

Malignant narcissism defined BainsBane Jan 2017 #5

The Trump "movement" is a political cult NoGoodNamesLeft Jan 2017 #6

Can we kick this to high Olympus, please?!1 UTUSN Jan 2017 #8

K&R... spanone Jan 2017 #14

Oh my god is it metastasizing?? grantcart Jan 2017 #15

I laughed! Thank you! politicat Jan 2017 #18

Shit - you too? calimary Jan 2017 #28

Oh, yeah. I want root-rooter to come out and drill my face. politicat Jan 2017 #40

That's what I thought and have posted about it a few times. Here's one thread I did KewlKat Jan 2017 #20

Yes. And I've been really happy to see them. politicat Jan 2017 #21

I am bookmarking this Blue_Roses Jan 2017 #24

I'm just going to leave this here... Hugin Jan 2017 #22

This video analysis about Trump is spot on NoGoodNamesLeft Jan 2017 #25

Oh, him. politicat Jan 2017 #30

It should not be surprising that he's manipulative...he is about as severe a narcissist as they come NoGoodNamesLeft Jan 2017 #31

If he could watch over... 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #37

I called this months ago starshine00 Jan 2017 #27

The funny thing is? Sociopaths can be easier to deal with because they understand rules. politicat Jan 2017 #33

the spectrum of sociopathy is very wide starshine00 Jan 2017 #38

K&R smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #32

When Trump said "Lock her up", he was referring to himself. He belongs in prison. dalton99a Jan 2017 #36

Rep Tim Murphy is a practicing psychologist DeminPennswoods Jan 2017 #39