--- On Tue, 4/5/11, Sal Sunshine <salsunsh...@lisco.com> wrote:
> From: Sal Sunshine <salsunsh...@lisco.com> > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Do Narcissists Know They Are Narcissists? > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 4:17 PM > > On Apr 5, 2011, at 12:07 PM, > turquoiseb wrote: > > > > --- A few minutes ago, "authfriend" <jstein@...> > wrote: > >> > >> OK, but I don't see why any of this requires > applying a > >> formal diagnostic label. And I think slapping a > label on > >> one's analysis has a tendency to make one think > the > >> analysis is more definitive than it may actually > be. > >> > >> Putting people in boxes is necessary for the kind > of > >> health-care/insurance setup we have, but it may > >> rigidify and limit understanding of the > individual. I > >> don't think any human being really *fits* in a > box. > > > > But a few hours earlier she wrote: > > > > "Does anybody here think this all is not the *perfect* > > > description of Barry?" > > > > And a little while after that she wrote: > > > > "But it's interesting: Curtis thinks you're a > narcissist, > > but Barry and I are not; I think Barry's a narcissist, > but > > you're not; you think Barry's not a narcissist (don't > know > > whether you think I am). Nobody else has weighed in > and > > said they don't think Barry's a narcissist, so I guess > > > everyone else agrees with me..." > > I think this was meant sardonically... > > > It seems that when Curtis describes Maharishi as a > > narcissist that's bad, and "putting people in boxes." > > But when Judy does it, it's OK. :-) > > > > Also, should we interpret her saying "I don't think > > any human being really *fits* in a box" and yet > claim- > > ing that someone she dislikes is a *perfect* > narcissist > > > > No kidding. If we were going to start banning > labels, > there'd be maybe 2 posts a year in here. > > Not to mention that it's idiotic to suggest that > what you think the standard is should apply to > everyone. Talk about narcissism! Now if > that isn't a perfect example I don't know what is. > Except for Dr. Pete, nobody in here > is a mental-health professional and thus needs > to watch what they say. (And even he probably > doesn't when he's not wearing his psychologist > hat.) This is all just conversation > for the hell of it. Judy often uses this technique > to try and control what others say. Let's hope > it doesn't work any better now than it has > in the past. > > Sal > > Now watch for Judy to suggest that the > "standard" I mentioned above is about the > lowest one she could imagine, and if people > can't even follow that...yada, yada, yada. :) > Or some other similar shaming technique. Everybody has a degree of narcissism which is healthy. People can have strong narcissistic traits but this is not considered pathological. A narcissistic personality disorder is pathological but NOBODY who posts here is even remotely close to exhibiting behaviors that would be indicative of a narcissistic personality disorder. Sure, some are more fascinated by themselves than others but it's all within normal limits. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > fairfieldlife-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > > fairfieldlife-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com > > >
