“Narcissist” is the new buzz-word-label for people we find hard to get along with. To clarify, psychologists say that a person is a narcissist if he/she has AT LEAST FIVE of these symptoms. Otherwise, they’re probably just self-centered, which, of course, is also hard to deal with.
Here are the symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder:
- Exaggerates own importance
- Is preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, beauty, intelligence or ideal romance
- Believes he or she is special and can only be understood by other special people or institutions
- Requires constant attention and admiration from others
- Has unreasonable expectations of favorable treatment
- Tkes advantage of others to reach his or her own goals
- Disregards the feelings of others, lacks empathy
- Is often envious of others or believes other people are envious of him or her
- Shows arrogant behaviors and attitudes
Side note: 50% – 75% of narcissists are male.