"Individuals with Narcissistic Personality Disorder may show little real ability outside of their fantasies. They can become self-destructive because their grandiosity and self-preoccupation impair their judgment and perspective.
“They can experience such inappropriate rage in response to someone diminishing their sense of superiority that they attack and attempt to destroy the source of criticism. These individuals have a particularly difficult time with the limitations inherent in ageing; NPD has been associated with deterioration in midlife with the realization of mortality and loss of physical vitality…
“Individuals with NPD have a grandiose sense of self-importance. They routinely overestimate their abilities, inflate their accomplishments, and appear boastful, arrogant, and pretentious. This belief in personal superiority is the “bedrock” of their self-image."
http://badattitudes.com/MT/archives/001357.htmlI was in a relationship with a person with NPD and the similarities are scary. My ex was much smarter than *, but who isn't? And the fact that * is both pathologically arrogant and incredibly stupid scares the hell out of me.
Who knew that when we finally got a dictator, he'd be a moron? :evilgrin: :dunce: