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Old Dec 26, 2015, 11:13 AM
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I'm a malignant Narcissist so keep in mind my answers to your questions may differ a bit from a more traditional Narcissist.

I do not feel a full range of emotions, some feelings just seem to be entirely missing and some are very shallow compared to normal people(I am capable of feeling fear, but it is very shallow compared to most people, just to name one example)... I cannot feel things like grief, other forms of sadness, remorse, guilt, and the like. It is true, I am often angry... Usually my "baseline" mood is low level annoyance/irritation. I used to go into rages far more often than I do now, these days it really takes quite a lot to truly rouse my temper. Most people simply aren't capable of getting under my skin at all, that power lies with very few and most of the time those few sorely regret having slighted me. Only one person has ever been able to truly stand his ground with me.

Yes, I tell lies, but again far less than I used to. Might be that I'm aging, I don't know why but I haven't had the urge to be dishonest as much as I once did. Twisting the facts is still something I do, if you insist on calling it that... I prefer to think of it as shedding the facts in a more accurate light.

I cannot see things from another person's perspective. I lack empathy, period. I can logically see why someone is struggling if the person tells me so... Otherwise I am completely oblivious to what they're feeling and why. I honestly don't know unless I am told. A forum like this makes it a bit easier for me as people write more openly about their feelings and why they're feeling them here, so I can even be helpful to some here at times because I do have a unique perspective. But putting myself in another person's shoes, really empathizing, is a quality I can only conclude I was born without as I've always been this way.

I don't work well with others most of the time, the word "teamwork" leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It's my way or the highway at all times, there has only been one person who has ever been an exception to that rule.

You're welcome.