Narcissists--Can't Stop Talking About Their Superiority

A short time ago I was strongly reminded of the narcissist's persistent adoration of self. This occurred after a meeting I attended. The narcissist of the moment came over to a small group of us and started talking about himself in grandiose terms and gestures, giddily swirling with his greatness. I had a strong urge to leave since I could feel the deluge coming but said to myself:  "I want to see how far this fellow will go. Will he ever stop talking about how superior and wonderful he is." I and the clutch of those within his range were "treated" to an "I adore myself" soliloquy without periods, colons, semicolons or even a tiny comma. This was like a manic sales pitch with him and his innumerable accomplishments as the product. This grandiose classic narcissist presented a detailed professional history with extravagant hand gestures and body postures. He was mesmerized by his presence alone.

Every avenue this man went down led to his street of dreams that all came true due to his brilliance and perfection. (I applaud those who through their efforts and talents experience professional success.) I am speaking about the narcissistic personality disorder's constant hunger for narcissistic supplies, his inability to listen to anyone else, his manic high on himself/herself as the ego soars to mythic elevations. Psychologically fueled by his delusional sense of self, this fellow traveled out of the earth's orbit beyond gravity.

Finally, I made a movement toward the door and the spell was broken as others began to leave.
Beneath the surface of this unabashed display of adoration of self, is the broken damaged real self. On other occasions I have witnessed this narcissist's primitive unconscious projections, perpetrated on unsuspecting others. In these instances this narcissist's veneer had thinned and his unconscious feelings of self hatred and subjective emptiness were ejected on to innocent unsuspecting recipients.

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Linda Martinez-Lewi, Ph.D.
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