Is it Narcissism if a person is completely incapable of viewing himself in a positive light based upon the criteria most other people use for self esteem (i.e., I am not bad looking, I am fair, I am at least average intelligence, ect.), but instead the person uses criteria such as the following:

1. Feeling good about oneself based upon a past history of getting revenge.
2. Feeling good about oneself based upon a past history of being able to successfully manipulate other people.
3. Basing self-esteem upon Machevilian insight.
4. Basing confidence upon the ability to solve problems through the use of fear.
5. Feeling tickled about past victories and other peoples' defeats.
6. Predicating self-worth entirely upon the ability to control the emotions or behavior of others.
7. Etc., etc.

For me, I will forget a thousand acts of kindness to others, forget over-coming countless obstacles, forget all of the constant compliments I receive (I view them all as insincere). But the things mentioned in the above list will make me feel as though I have a giant wall full of PHD diplomas and certificates of achievement. Got to have pride in something, right?