I think schizophrenia makes you more introspective and self involved. It’s just the nature of the beast and I wouldn’t say that is narcissistic. You really know one when you find them in life.
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Believe me, just the fact that your questioning whether you are a Narcissist or not means that most likely you are not a Narcissist.
True Narcissists have poor insight into their nature.
Having a conversation with a Narcissist is one sided.
It’s all about them.
If you want to get them pissed off, talk about yourself.
If you want to destroy them then ignore them for a while.
Remember, it’s always all about them.
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True Narcissists lack empathy.
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I overheard my therapist in a fast food restaurant telling her husband I had a touch of narcissism, not sure if that was true, but it made me google it and some of the stuff I can relate to when interacting with some people. It was worse when I was in college and actually participating in life. Now my self-esteem is so bad since I have no purpose so I have nothing to be narcissistic about because life gave me a rude awakening after I had several psychotic breaks
I am very empathetic, but I use my own experiences to associate with others. It helps me to better understand where they are coming from. Does this make me a narcissist?
You don’t seem like a Narcissist to me @Happy_H.
Although Narcissists can feign empathy.
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I was once described in my psych notes as a “very dependant narcissist” . This was at a time I was striving to get the extra help and support I needed. These were the same people who didn’t have the honesty and intelligence to realise that when the mental health professional - patient relationship hits the rocks it’s not just down to the patient .
It was easier for them to blame than take responsibility for their actions .
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I often wondered schizotypal personally disorder. A psychologist suggested it before. But I cannot function in life without help and support. Hence, the sza.
I think maybe my parents are the narcissist ones. My sister confessed me she had problems with my parents during her childhood and adolescence. My brother confessed similar stuff and I think turning me on the narcissist one is an unfair game.
I love my parents and I’m grateful for their care, but I think they are the ones with real personality problems.
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@Wave your post is helpful to me
My story of when I took acid and my friend said “your ego” changed my life.
ego has been the most focused word in my life. Enlightenment is #2. Those were the two words that controlled me in my early twenties. Your insight to a narcissists nature is helpful 
I don’t think I’m
A narcissist
Although I thought I was
Schizophrenia thing imo
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Sociopaths lack empathy. Narcissists think their ■■■■ don’t stink. Psychopaths are like a combination of it all. Am I wrong??
Edit. Or maybe psychopaths are violent
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High- narcissists had a significantly lower heart rate when exposed to a target character’s distress, illustrating that their lack of empathy is also physiological. … The findings suggest that narcissists do have the capacity to empathize with other people’s needs given the right conditions.
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@Jonnybegood - sociopaths lack all empathy.
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Sometimes I think bitterness and delusions spar on narcissism. But I don’t think that makes one narcissistic personality disorder but rather an “ego” which everybody has.
I just wanted to get my ego to normality. But by fighting it it made it grander in a way. Because there was nothing wrong with it to start.
I’m not sure if I can explain this perfect. But by chasing a non ego it created a duality. And due to financial and emotional support I’ve allowed my ego to breath. Because my dad is a businessman, because a girl called me “perfect” because they said the building would be mine one day. It hyped up my ego. But I fought the ego. I’m definitely not a narcissist. But I have a lot of duality with the ego and non ego.
Ughhhhh psychological ■■■■■■■■.
Going to bed I’m tired.
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The fact you are willing to concider yourself a narc means your are most highly likely not a narcassist.
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I dont think im a narcissist. But I think my schizophrenia is rooted in narcissism. My delusions are very narcissistic. But since I have the duality of non ego and ego I am sz rather than a narcissist. Call me crazy but sometimes I think that’s what it comes down to.
If I didn’t have the trauma maybe I would just think im the ■■■■. But ive thought im the ■■■■, and ive thought im worthless. at the same time. Duality. Schizo.
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I think that we are living in a Narcissistic society.
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maybe sz is a sort of a rebellion from that
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