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Originally Posted by PrincessPlatinum
Personally, I've seen more benefits than costs. My self esteem has almost tripled, and I've become more assertive. I've stopped loathing myself and started loving myself instead. Besides, walking around with the knowledge that you're the best always makes you walk with a more confident swagger. After a debilitating battle with bipolar disorder, being diagnosed with NPD was a blessing. It gave me a reason to start loving myself again and gave me a reason to start healing. I hope that helps!
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The problem (at least as I understand it), is that grandiose thoughts aren't based in reality.
All people have done things for things for which they should feel pride. It is normal and healthy to feel pride for a job well done.
Grandiosity is the belief that one deserves special treatment, despite the fact that one hasn't actually done something worthy of special treatment..
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The grandiosity section of the Diagnostic Interview for Narcissism (DIN) (Second edition) is as follows:[5]
1.The person exaggerates talents, capacity and achievements in an unrealistic way.
2.The person believes in his/her invulnerability or does not recognize his/her limitations.
3.The person has grandiose fantasies.
4.The person believes that he/she does not need other people.
5.The person overexamines and downgrades other people, projects, statements, or dreams in an unrealistic manner.
6.The person regards himself/herself as unique or special when compared to other people.
7.The person regards himself/herself as generally superior to other people.
8.The person behaves self-centeredly and/or self-referentially.
9.The person behaves in a boastful or pretentious way.
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5^ Gunderson J, Ronningstam E, Bodkin A The diagnostic interview for narcissistic patients Archives of General Psychiatry, 47, 676-680 (1990)
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