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Originally Posted by Cygnus8548
In popular culture people use this term a lot but I don't think they understand what it is and are thus insulting others. The DSM 5 is very clear that it requires a feeling of "grandiosity" but I think it is unclear what this means and that not all have it in the classic sense. So this abuse should stop.
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There's a big difference in the casual way the term "Narcissist (ic)" is used in popular venues v. the clinical diagnosis. I also see other diagnostic terms used to describe people and situations that don't match the clinical, DSM-5 diagnoses (such as "schizophrenic" "manic-depressive", "depression/depressed". Politicians and actors are often labelled as narcissistic in the media, whether or not the diagnosis fits.