tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post7310130812764512699..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: The Narcissistic CharacterChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-65817757384596025772009-03-21T16:51:00.000-05:002009-03-21T16:51:00.000-05:00Vincit, so do I (see Athena as a narcissist).Chest...Vincit, so do I (see Athena as a narcissist).<BR/><BR/>Chester, not much danger of you becoming one. Humility is only one of your many endearing qualities.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-36910315629760304012009-03-21T16:10:00.000-05:002009-03-21T16:10:00.000-05:00Thanks for the feedback, Beth. I do, however, see ...Thanks for the feedback, Beth. I do, however, see Athena as a narcissist.Terry Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234521136418602154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-87807635508216210042009-03-21T13:50:00.000-05:002009-03-21T13:50:00.000-05:00If you guys don't stop talking about me in such gl...If you guys don't stop talking about me in such glowing terms, I may become a narcissist.Chester Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-26180222230229587632009-03-21T11:25:00.000-05:002009-03-21T11:25:00.000-05:00Interesting idea, Vincit. I never saw Maggie as a ...Interesting idea, Vincit. <BR/><BR/>I never saw Maggie as a narcissist. Although she's selfish in many ways, she's more idealistic and--at least in some ways--altruistic--than a narcissist would be. <BR/><BR/>I saw her as being more misguided and stubborn than mentally ill.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-20797515700977677182009-03-21T11:16:00.000-05:002009-03-21T11:16:00.000-05:00Your post sent me to Barlow and Durand's Abnormal ...Your post sent me to Barlow and Durand's Abnormal Psychology, 5th Edition, (455-457). What you say matches up well with their description, and the DSM-IV-TR, table 12-9. Cognitive therapy focuses on "their grandiosity, their hypersensitivity to evaluation, and their lack of empathy toward others." The text quotes Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism (1978): "this personality disorder is increasing in prevalence in most Western societies, primarily as a consequence of large-scale social changes, including greater emphasis on short-term hedonism, individualism, competitiveness, and success" (456). <BR/>I see some of this disorder in Maggie, but that's not the whole picture. I think if Maggie were truly a narcissist, she would abandon Athena to Central State and move on. Of course, you know it's Athena who tells Maggie to get lost.Terry Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234521136418602154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-8563843790866650562009-03-20T22:48:00.000-05:002009-03-20T22:48:00.000-05:00I thought the same thing, Beth. :<)I thought the same thing, Beth. :<)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368973223808495975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-73579604365166949312009-03-20T21:54:00.000-05:002009-03-20T21:54:00.000-05:00Hmm. Mark, does that mean next time I fly the frie...Hmm. Mark, does that mean next time I fly the friendly skies I should compliment my pilot and co-pilot effusively?<BR/><BR/>Jean, I think you're right!Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-29410797040923166042009-03-20T19:49:00.000-05:002009-03-20T19:49:00.000-05:00I think I've flown with some of those characters, ...I think I've flown with some of those characters, Beth. You'd be amazed at how many characters are inspired by my co-workers.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-45644151124412897452009-03-20T09:28:00.000-05:002009-03-20T09:28:00.000-05:00Good post, Beth. I can think of a number of world ...Good post, Beth. I can think of a number of world leaders who must have been narcissistic, including Napolean and Adolph Hitler.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com