The History Of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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My sister has recently decided to enter the world of blogging. A blog is an online journal like publication whose name is derived from the word “weblog”. One day she was reading an interview of a blog author she admires in which the blogger stated that she thought anyone who names their blog after themselves is narcissistic. My sister then approached me, the resident Internet and social media guru, and inquired about my thoughts on the subject. After a brief moment, I declared that, in my opinion, anyone who creates a blog in narcissistic. To dedicate a website to yourself with the assumption other people would want to read what you have to say seemed narcissistic in and of itself. That got me thinking, is how much time we spend online blogging …show more content…

Narcissistic behavior is characterized by an unrealistic sense of superiority, a compulsive need for admiration, and a complete lack of empathy for others (Narcissism). Social media platforms offer the opportunity for self-promotion and large numbers of shallow relationships which are both linked to narcissism. It would appear social networking websites almost specifically cater to feeding narcissism. Each seemingly harmless aspect of a site like Facebook ties to one or more of the characteristics of …show more content…

The shallow, self-promoting aspects of social networking draw in narcissists like a moth to a flame. People who naturally display these traits are the highest users of social media sites. At the same time, extended use of social networking sites and social media applications, particularly the act of posting selfies, resulted in increased levels of narcissism (Halpern 4). It has been shown that those who regularly observe others’ selfies are more likely to leave comments or “like” posts. Interestingly, this relationship is not true for individuals higher in narcissism. Even though they continuously view other people’s photos, they don’t show an increase in interaction with them (Lee

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