Why Introverts Are Prone to Sadness and Ruin

[parallax]

Introverts want to be Dr. Strange.

more like franklin richards.

 

[Rozay Oro]

Narcissism develops due to childhood experiences and/or culture.

For example, Middle Eastern and Indian culture is super narcissistic. Cultures that are very centered around honor and shame...will produce a lot of fukked up people.

Then you have children of narcissists, narcissists tend to reproduce themselves.

Narcissism develops in childhood. A parent might either be over congratulatory or hypercritical. Thus a child never gets a proper orientation of themselves and their capabilities.

Or narcissism can develop through bullying. A child may be bullied to the point they have to over compensate by developing an inward or outward grandiosity.

Someone who suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorders suffers from delusion. They don't know who they are.

For frame of reference, Donald Trump is a traditional narcissist. Kanye West is a covert narcissist.

You can tell just by the difference in behavior. Donald Trump is aggressive, rude, paranoid and in your face. Nothing is his fault. The world is out to get him. He is going to make the USA great again. He is gonna destroy the USA's enemies. He is here to redeem the USA. He is the only man for the job because he tells it like it is.

Kanye West came into the game all nice and humble. Begging people for a chance. Telling people he got what it takes. You know, he's the conscious rapper that wears polos amidst a bunch of baggy jeaned up thug rappers. His first album drops, he is called a genius. By the time his third album drops and he's rapping Can't Tell Me Nothing. He is calling himself Louis Vuitton Don. Then he marries a bytch famous off of porno, and calls himself a god and telling people to give him million dollars because he has great ideas.

A lot of artists are covert narcissists. A lot of business people are traditional narcissists.

The key difference is, covert narcissists are very much vigilant of how they are perceived and they aren't oblivious to their insecurities and faults. It's just that they feel superior than everyone else naturally. And not just "Oh, I am smart guy." "Oh, I am somewhat attractive."

It's like, "I am the smartest person in the room and any room I go into." "I am the most beautiful person in the world."

But then...they are ashamed they feel this way about themselves because often times...they haven't achieved anything to make themselves worthy of feeling that way and realistically they never will. Their grandiosity is fragile, but they hold on to it because that's where they live. They live in an alternative reality inside themselves where they are who they say they are.


A traditional narcissist doesn't have this problem, because a traditional narcissist doesn't even notice their own delusion or if they they do, they'll gladly find someone that thinks so low of themselves to give them constant admiration (narcissistic supply) or a traditional narcissist will drown it with excitement (drugs, sex, alcohol, gambling, volatile relationships).

A traditional narcissist is really a step below a psychopath/sociopath, just psychopath/sociopath isn't delusional. A traditional narcissist has a very loose concept of self. A traditional narcissist is lost in a grand narrative.You might see them become a real person or drop hints every once in a while...but they are so far gone, hiding deep shame and a burden of doubt.

The more the shame and the doubt builds, the more obnoxious they become.

Thank you, now explain this

 

[AlainLocke]

Thank you, now explain this

It's a reference to this

 

[Rozay Oro]

It's a reference to this

How? whos that cac?

 

[AlainLocke]

How? whos that cac?

Narcissus (mythology) - Wikipedia
In Greek mythology, Narcissus (/nɑːrˈsɪsəs/; Greek: Νάρκισσος, Nárkissos) was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia who was known for his beauty. He was the son of the river god Cephissus and nymph Liriope.[1] He was proud, in that he disdained those who loved him. Nemesis noticed this behavior and attracted Narcissus to a pool, where he saw his own reflection in the water and fell in love with it, not realizing it was merely an image. Unable to leave the beauty of his reflection, Narcissus lost his will to live. He stared at his reflection until he died. Narcissus is the origin of the term narcissism, a fixation with oneself and one's physical appearance.


Narcissus is who the term Narcissism is named after.

Plus the story of Narcissus accurately describes how Narcissism Personality Disorder operates.

 

[WaveGang]

Tears of a clown and all thaythat

 

[IShotTheSheriff]

The biggest issues that introverts have is that they have a lot of great ideas, but have trouble implementing them. It could be from over-analyzing, too much planning, lack of resources, etc. This can lead to procrastination and delaying the idea, one of the downsides of living in your head. An extrovert has an idea and is willing to dive right into it. An extrovert is willing to take risk and make mistakes while introverts try to minimize these things. There needs to be some balance from both sides here.

Very damn true.

 

[Champagne Kudo]

Facts

 

[Mowgli]

more like franklin richards.

truuuuuuuu truuuuu

 

[Black Nate Grey]

more like franklin richards.

would rep you if I could

 

[DLo]

Introvert checking in
I read the thread title like

Read the first post like

 

[BaldingSoHard]

@CharlieManson Great post and made me think. I sent you a PM asking for advice regarding my life and you never responded. Here it is again:

I am 31 years old.


I am unemployed/broke and live with my 61 year old mother who financially takes care of me.


I have 60,000 dollars in student loan debt and a two year degree in Business Management. I have so much debt because I went to a 4 year university and screwed around and was put on academic suspension. I never got a degree from the 4 year university because of that.


I live in Americus, Georgia which is a small rural town.


I am addicted to porn and fapping and looking at beautiful women online. I fap 5 times a day and look at porn/porn gifs hours on end.


I am a virgin and never had a girlfriend. I have no friends/social life.


I don't have a car and don't have a driver's license but I do have a learner's license.


I have only worked one job my whole life; a work study job while in school.


I am 5'9'' and weigh 275 pounds.

Damn, breh.

I don't think you're necessarily introverted, I think you're just depressed.

Best advice I can give you is pick one of these and conquer it (note: don't start with the porn... maybe get your driver's license or something). You will feel an immense sense of accomplishment and grow to desire the rush of endorphins you get from doing so.

Either way, that's no way to live, breh. you gotta get out there and do something with your time.

Good luck.

 

[Dave24]

Damn, breh.

I don't think you're necessarily introverted, I think you're just depressed.

Best advice I can give you is pick one of these and conquer it (note: don't start with the porn... maybe get your driver's license or something). You will feel an immense sense of accomplishment and grow to desire the rush of endorphins you get from doing so.

Either way, that's no way to live, breh. you gotta get out there and do something with your time.

Good luck.

Thanks appreciate it. Do you think I might be extroverted?

 

[BaldingSoHard]

Thanks appreciate it. Do you think I might be extroverted?

I have no idea based on what you typed. It depends. Do you feel tired after spending time around people, or do you feel energized?

 

[Dave24]

I have no idea based on what you typed. It depends. Do you feel tired after spending time around people, or do you feel energized?

I feel energized if it is someone I am comfortable around and I'm not expereincing social anxiety when talking to someone I know well.