Do You Have a Narcissistic Personality?

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See also: Do You Have a Schizoid Personality?
And Do You Have an Obsessive-Compulsive Personality?
And Do You Have an Antisocial Personality?
And Do You Have an Avoidant Personality?

Asperger's syndrome and narcissistc personality disorder have some features in common: empathy deficits and self-orientation. I am curious to know how many of my fellow aspies at WrongPlanet.net have chosen self-love to the exlusion of loving others (i.e., pathological narcissism).

For each criterion of narcissistic personality disorder, decide how well it applies to you personally. If it doesn't apply at all, score it as 0; if it is somewhat applicable, score it as 1; and, if it describes you quite well, score it as a 2. The minimum possible score is 0; the maximum possible score is 18. For a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of 301.81 (ICD-9-CM code) narcissistic personality disorder, five criteria must be met. I measured myself as having a score of 6.

I got an 8. I'm very ego-centric, etc.

I am glad that someone else has been looking into these topics, as this is exactly what I have been doing these last few days or so.

yeah i got 8, that quiz made me feel weird.

none-I got one point for number 7

I got 8 too. I was quite surprised.

A few thingies before I score myself:

I dont have much empathy, but else then that.. Nothing.

I like better to be hated then to be admired. It may sound weird but thats how I am.. Though both sucks ofcourse.

I'm not narcissistic at all. You could have just messaged me if you wanted to know... you didn't have to make a whole public forum just to find out!

You should just be bowing down and worshiping me because I am so beautiful. Send a fax to my people and I'll have one of my peons review your request.

I scored a 7, but I think the traits that I gave myself points for have more to do with insecurity than narcissism.

I think I got around a five, but that was probably due to extensive denial. I really do believe that I am "special", and I live within a fantasy world, but just because I am the most important being on my own planet does not mean that I would like my existence acknowledged by persons on Earth.

I got 3, maximum.

I am an absolute stickler for equality, but I always fantasise about things, especially a true love.

Most of why I rated myself as a six has to do with how others have told me they thought of my behavior. I have been told that sometimes I seem distant or aloof or my manner of speaking is haughty and pretentious. I also have a hope, you might even call it an obsession, of finding a woman who I would love and who would love me. I have also been told, especially by my mom, that I am somewhat wanting for empathy. I do know that occasionally I have an incredible sense of entitlement—not as in thinking I'm some VIP who needs to be catered to—I tend to believe that, when things go badly for me, people should make it up to me, magically. I feel that, if I have a certain kind of desire which I won't mention here, I need it fulfilled; it frustrates me that I go without it; I become quite angry at others, who I believe act like buffoons, get what I desire so badly. Honestly, I sometimes feel like cutting them all down to remove competition for women after so much frustration. I had a more grandiose sense of self-worth as a child than now; if anything, now I have a very self-deprecating attitude. I remember, though, in second grade, thinking I was so extremely smart because that's what I'd always been told. I thought I was even smarter and more knowledgeable than my teachers simply because they made a few factual mistakes in things like geography. In third grade, in a discussion about voting, I suggested a test be implemented to determine knowledge and awareness of the issues at stake. I said age restrictions were beside the point. Of course, I believed I would pass handily on such a test and many adults would not.