Anybody remotely high achieving has narcissist tendencies. during my most accomplished period in my life (I must have been super human) I checked off every box. Obviously would be different if I took it again . A real narcissist is almost always a sociopath, but a lot of people have narcissistic traits. If you’re capable of empathizing with others without putting you first (truly someone else first that isn’t family or best friends) I’ve met textbook narcissists. They declare themselves easily or they’re are the type that fake it so wel you’d never know
Reminds me of the Last Psychiatrist blog I used to read ages ago where all his rants derail into how everyone in America and the culture was a narcissist or narcissistic. This one about the Matrix defining the millennial generation was memorable. Nailed it with how movie franchises have become... https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2009/03/what_was_the_matrix.html
