I love how this thread helps me understand some experiences and thoughts I have struggled with myself. It gets through the images to the real stuff, and I guess this is what matters. That we understand what our feelings want to tell us. I'm much more for understanding than for accusing. Ironically, someone who complains about all the bad narcissists does fit the poor-me-attitude themselves and seeks validation by putting others down. That's classic narcissist behaviour in itself. And it makes sense, because we tend to project and hate in others what we hate in ourselves. Someone who doesn't hate themselves doesn't choose such a topic, in my opinion. And why should anybody listen to a criticism that isn't even meant to be supportive? There's a line that's being crossed there.