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Monday, April 21, 2014

Narcissistic Personality Disorder.... Can Progressives and Liberals be cured?

Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder in which a person is excessively preoccupied with personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity, mentally unable to see the destructive damage they are causing to themselves and to others in the process. Some people diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder are characterized by exaggerated feelings of self-importance. They have a sense of entitlement and demonstrate grandiosity in their beliefs and behavior.

Symptoms of this disorder include:

  • Expects to be recognized as superior and special, without superior accomplishments
  • Expects constant attention, admiration and positive reinforcement from others
  • Envies others and believes others envy him/her
  • Is preoccupied with thoughts and fantasies of great success, enormous attractiveness, power, intelligence
  • Lacks the ability to empathize with the feelings or desires of others
  • Is arrogant in attitudes and behavior
  • Has expectations of special treatment that are unrealistic



     Reading over the definition of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, it is stunning to see how well the modern Leftist in America could easily be diagnosed with this mental condition. In a nutshell, NPD is the inability to let go of the feelings most of us had as small children. Kids lack the wisdom, common sense, and learned behaviors gained through life experiences. This is why many people move to the right on the political spectrum as they get older. Unfortunately, in today's society, the shift in parenting style from when many of us grew up may be retarding that process, causing many to actually "grow up" much later than in previous generations.
     Maybe it's time we step back and take a look at the whether the presence of NPD could be the cause of America's shift towards the adolescent behavior and opinions of those on the left. Perhaps through medication and treatment, along with counseling and awareness, we can help to fight this outbreak of an affliction that threatens to dismantle the country we all know and love.

  

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