I don't want to be a narcissist

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Ah, I dunno.

I know a real empath who can out drink men twice her body mass. And has the intent to get drunk but couldn't.
And, for some reason she's confused about herself -- never blabbed impulsively or lose guard and most of her cognitive functions in anyone's presence.


But that's just her.
I dunno about you and how your head works. Maybe if you look a bit deeper, and if you see a part of you that wants to go out...

Hm.
I recommend to do it with someone you can absolutely trust before attempting to do that to any other people's presence.
As in people you know really well enough who can put up with anything you do, even at your worst.

And it's not about losing social skills -- it's about vibing with alcohol as an excuse to be 'more open'. This includes said 'loss' of social skills -- even 'loss' of empathy -- thus actual loss of inhibitions.

However, the line draws in addiction, violence and serious decision making.

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Tbh i think everyone has selfish (not narcissistic) traits, it is not right to label someone acting selfish once as narcissistic.

Narcissistic behavior is something else entirely, it is like no matter how much you give or sacrifice for someone it is never "enough" for them.

IMO narcissism is a spectrum , we are all on that spectrum. Some of us have more narcissism characteristics than others, it doesn't mean you are actually a narcissist or have NPD to show narcissism characteristics, things like self-centredness are actually healthy to a certain degree as it promotes confidence & resilience.

The above two posts are true.

Solipsism is another interesting topic.

I relate strongly to the second description, but not the first.



I've always had a philosophical or metaphysical feeling like the world might not be real and all I really know is my own consciousness, even though I'm not delusional and don't have derealisation disorder. Nor does it mean I don't care about people or that I really believe I'm the only consciousness or point of view. I'm not even sure why I'm posting this except to say it's different from Narcissism yet has some overlapping context.

I'd call it a different wavelength for sure. I think being autistic and in my case having synaesthesia, makes everything feel more personal and cerebral than it might for others, although I'd have no way of comparing. It just feels like the world only exists because of our (collective) conscious awareness of it. In that picture of the sun being "ME" I fully appreciate that there are billions of other "Me's" and I'm not the only one. I assume all the other Me's have this same philosophical sensation but I'm sure they don't. My mind is so big and "deep" that it's overwhelming to imagine billions of others happening simultaneously but that's the joy of Philosophy, I suppose.

It's so nice to see you posting again April.
I have no idea what INFP is.
I know it's that test with the letters, but don't know what it means.
They might be my letters but I always have a hard time remembering.

Anyway, just thought I'd add that to the mix re: Narcissism.
It's not the same thing at all, yet some people get the two confused.

it seems a person cant be content with themselves without being labelled as narcissist
im content with myself,my looks, my life.but if i say that im called narcissistic

I'd say that we all are a bit narcissistic. And that's something normal, we have to love ourselves at least a bit.