cont'd ...

I fogot to add that these people enjoy provoking others - especially
on a public forum such as this one. It is always best to leave them
to themselves (and their toadys) as they are engaged in a pointless
exercise in self-indulgence.

Lexi and Ammonite,

There appears to be a clear distinction between a person who indulges in mere bragging and one who is a narcissist....seems I've had the displeasure recently of interacting with an example of the latter - won't happen again.

“This discussion thread is about assisting anyone who has had dealings with NPD personalities.”

you will find the origin of this thread is about people who supposedly “brag”

you opened with the first line of your first post

“Why do some people believe that constant boasting about themselves impresses others?”

Now it is about NPD personalities ?

Question:

are you a psychiatrist / psychologist, trained and experienced in classifying personalities and the difference / grades/ hues of personality disorders

Or

Are you merely am sad and pathetic armchair opinion holder, pretending to make a judgment you are not qualified or licenced to proclaim?

I suspect the latter, in which case, your view as expressed is instantly and completely ignorable as being without foundation in any reputable training

Regarding

As to some of the stuff you have been typing “A narcissist knows how to manipulate better than anyone.”

Maybe you are projecting what you see in yourself – using such terms could be construed -

To merely illuminate others

or

to manipulate others to align with and support your view?

“In my experience, a narcissist eventually becomes sarcastic and belittles you constantly.”

Like when Lexi wrote “Would you like some cheese and crackers to go with that whine?”

And has frequently written similar in the past… (I can go find and quote them but word posting limits constrict their full presentation here)

I further ask,”in your experience”: is that “clinical experience” or just day to day observation of charging hoards of NPDs which you imagine on every corner?

It makes no material difference to me if this thread is about me (as Houelle believes). Flattering that someone should wish to introduce a thread about me… it feeds my sense of vanity (like my ‘mirrors’ sense of vanity)
or maybe this thread is about someone’s imaginary friend
.
I said before I enjoy banter. I enjoy word-smithing and use this site as the “playground” which it is. It is a source of diversison. Anyone who thinks it should be more serious than that should get themselves a real life

take up dancing

This reads like a case study in passive aggression and bullying. Well done girls. Nice portrait of control freaks and mean girls. It takes zero 'imagination' to read between the lines in this whole thread, and it consists of some very nasty and more importantly, cowardly people. Sure we're all anonymous, but that isn't enough protection for some who need to go on like this, tag teaming with this kind of rubbish.

I find it fascinating how people can bully all the while claiming some kind of victim status.

Fractelle,

let go of the bully husband pain and move on with your life.

Poirot,

I thought you had a more worldly mature outlook and intellect than to join in with this cockle of poster children for manipulative passive aggression and victim positioning.

Col,

I agree, how boring is the amateur psychologist? Perhaps it's a symptom of someone who has had too much therapy and thinks the problem is with everyone else. You've handled yourself with class, and reacted appropriately to the provocation

'I fogot to add that these people enjoy provoking others'

I think you lot have lost sight of who is provoking who. As I said, the hypocrisy and cowardice of the perpetual 'victims' is astounding. For a start, if you want to have a dig at someone, have the guts to do it overtly, so you don't have the face saving fall-back of 'this is just about NPD' to maintain the victim position when the inevitable rebuttal arrives.

I again need to repeat myself, this discussion thread is not about any single person.

Col if you believe that it is..... ROFL, fine by me, your posts support much of what I have said in delineating the difference between mere bragging and the self delusion of narcissism.

Even you must agree that it is important to know the difference between idle boasts and those who would try to manipulate you to their own advantage.

I have never told anyone how to think - despite your claims, merely that people do think, ask questions, be vigilant. Why do you find such commentary so threatening? You have all you could possibility want out of life (if your claims are true), why do you need to protest so loudly and continue to make claims about yourself which can never be verified here?

I can only hope that your lovely wife continues to be a mirror to you, thus ensuring peace at Chez Rouge.

Houellie,

Let's call a spade a spade, shall we.

Your mate has amply indulged himself in much amusement and provocation on this thread and others - it's thing he does best - for his own entertainment.

We can all be provocative at times, not least yourself - but don't attempt to make someone a victim when their own consistently demonstrated style is to insult and provoke fellow posters.