Narcissism

Narcissism is a personality trait, which involves with an individual's thoughts and actions being dominated by egotism, vanity, arrogance, social status, and selfishness. It is best characterized by a feeling that nothing external to the person is important, except in how it affects the person. The disorder is named after the mythical figure "Narcissus", who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. 
Narcissistic personality disorder is a psychiatric diagnosis, which a person overestimates their abilities and is driven by a need for affirmation and admiration.
Gregory House has often been accused of narcissistic behavior.
=== 4 Main Types of Narcissism ===
Although the 4 types of narcissism are not all officially recognized yet in the DSM-5, here are the different types that are identified: 
# Overt Narcissism, also known as "Grandiose Narcissism" or "Classic Narcissism", is characterized as an overt narcissist being loud, obnoxious, snobbish, and insensitive to the needs of others and an overt narcissist is always demanding positive compliments about one's self. An overt narcissist wants to be treated as a king or queen in the world. This type of narcissism is the main representation of narcissistic personality disorder. 
# Covert Narcissism, also known as "Vulnerable Narcissism" or "Closeted Narcissism", is the more introverted version of overt narcissism. A few borderline personality disorder traits, such as inappropriate anger, hatred, and mood swings, being added to the mix of narcissism, can result in covert narcissism. A covert narcissist is described as someone who is a snake in the grass or a covert narcissist who wants to be treated as the most intelligent bookworm in the world. A covert narcissist poses as being nice, charming, distant, introverted, and friendly to strangers. Behind close doors, however, a covert narcissist will turn hostile towards a few people, once a covert narcissist is acknowledged and trusted by those who are closest to one's self or toward one's siblings in the household. Many people, mainly highly empathic, emotionless ones who lack social cues or highly empathic, anxious ones who are socially inept, have fallen victims to the abuse of a covert narcissist without realizing what has happened, until they are already in emotional pain, earning themselves PTSD and depression. Once victims of a covert narcissist call out on their predator's abusive behavior, they will be given the silent treatment by a covert narcissist and they will get cut off entirely by a covert narcissist out of one's life. A covert narcissist may likely be withdrawn in one's approach by preying on victims one-by-one at a time as sufficient energy supply with a higher chance of success, apart from an overt narcissist who preys on a group of victims at a time with a higher chance of failure. In other words, a covert narcissist is more difficult to detect than an overt narcissist. Regardless, the end goals of both narcissists are the same. 
# Somatic Narcissism is the sexual version of narcissistic personality disorder. Somatic narcissism is classified as someone who wants to look better than everyone else by being attractive, such as wearing a dress, having a shiny smile, having a muscular body or curvy body, wearing perfume or cologne, having smooth and straight hair, and having an appealing face. A somatic narcissist controls one's exercise routines and eating habits to stay physically fit, since a somatic narcissist needs others to admire one's appearance. Otherwise, a somatic narcissist will be very insecure by assuming that one is not attractive enough to others. A few histrionic personality disorder traits, like seductiveness and egoism, being added to the mix of narcissism, can result in somatic narcissism. 
# Malignant Narcissism is the most dangerous form of narcissistic personality disorder. A malignant narcissist is the type of narcissist who will hire assassins to target, shoot, and obliterate one's victims directly for revenge or out of being discriminatory towards minorities. A malignant narcissist wants to be treated as a god or a goddess in the world. A malignant narcissist is not to be confused with an overt narcissist, in spite of both of these narcissists being loud, obnoxious, arrogant, and immoral to others. A malignant narcissist is basically a political dictator, who enjoys deceiving and controlling others to give death threats to their victims to end their lives right away or to gang up against their victims to exterminate them for being 'abnormal' and 'inferior' to a malignant narcissist or going against a narcissist's authority. A few antisocial personality disorder traits, like robbery and homicidal tendencies, being added to the mix of narcissism, can result in malignant narcissism.
Narcissism at Wikipedia
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