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EternalCowabunga
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Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder?
#7549147 - 10/22/07 09:24 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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It seems to me that a lot of us are narcissistic, we care more about our image and avoiding negative feedback then maintaining our dignity and being sensitive to others.
My question to you... has every generation before us been like this? Is it just a phase that we go through when we are young to protect ourselves? Are we living in a more competitive culture than ever?
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: EternalCowabunga] 1
#7549212 - 10/22/07 09:38 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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i admit i fall under this category. I love who i am - but when i'm out i throw up my social act. I act how i am - just in a more expressive manner. If i were the "true" me, i'd just sit at the bar and watch people, because i'd be super high and deep in thought.
We protect who we are because social alienation sucks - and nobody likes it (or at least I can't think of anyone who does).
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: EternalCowabunga]
#7549220 - 10/22/07 09:40 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yea I really think kids these days(yes I am a kid) are very narcissistic and have the entire "I am the shit" vibe goin about them. I don't. I put myself on a base level and try to keep unbiased opinions about people and things. Like when I am hearing a story I will actually listen, t hink, then respond. Not just blurt out a pre-determined answer.
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: Tangerines]
#7549741 - 10/23/07 12:56 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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i dont think so. i think there are and have always been narcissitic youth and compassionate ones, i definetly see around me that those qualities are more likely to develop as one becomes older and sees the world through a bigger lens. but this is by no means certain to occur.
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: evolprim]
#7549747 - 10/23/07 12:58 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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on this note i think the opposite extreme is bad as well. humans need a certain level of self esteem to have faith in themselves to get things done (provided thats what they want to do). an overly high level of this to me shows one doesnt have true faith in themselves and needs to overcompensate, and is just as bad as the opposite extreme.its about a nice medium, but since mediums are never found, we get the beautiful spectrum of human existence.
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: evolprim]
#7549807 - 10/23/07 01:35 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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experts who study sociology say that we are in fact growing much more narcissistic.
look for a video on youtube or you preferred video site called "Century of the Self"
Four BBC documentaries on the 20th century and what has led to where we are now.
We have definitely NOT always been so self-consumed. To think so is extremely naive, and self-centered (go figure).
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: kake]
#7549809 - 10/23/07 01:37 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I see this, in many of my peers and myself. I don't know why, but out of 90% of people I run into in any given day, I feel like I beat them in the genetic jackpot.
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: EternalCowabunga]
#7549842 - 10/23/07 02:23 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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narcissistic what is?
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: EternalCowabunga] 1
#7549863 - 10/23/07 02:42 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Almost anyone has some narcissistic traits to a certain level, it's a natural defense mechanism that keeps you from getting your feelings hurt and helps you feel good about yourself. A narcissistic personality disorder on the other hand is much, much more extreme, gives problems in all aspects of life, and only few people have it. So I would answer 'No' to your title question.
I don't know if we are more narcissistic than previous generations though. It could be, but then again, it's a natural human mechanism so it has always been there. Is todays environment more competitive than it has been? (not just about physical appearance)
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: EternalCowabunga]
#7549922 - 10/23/07 04:29 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I see todays youth (and sadly I am no longer a youth) to be more callous and indifferent to each other and moreover, towards anyone older than them/not socially "acceptable"
- I see a lot of kids sitting in the train, and a lot of old folks standing right next to them. I see a lot of kids making fun of other, mercilessly. Now don't get me wrong, I remember how cruel kids were when i was younger - but it was never to the extent it is now. And the slut factor is to the power of ten. An 11 year old in hot shorts and a tube top , a face full of makeup, primping adding more lip gloss, makes me ill.
- Nowadays it seems kids are ready to settle scores for stuff that is so banal - I see fights breaking out almost once a week, and its mobs of kids (20 - 30 in a pack) that are taunting/hitting/monkey stomping 1 person.
I chalk it up to the family unit being broken - and low income family's living way above their means, ensuring the unit remains shattered, as the tool that will make it worse.
Mothers and fathers rarely sit down to dinner any more - shit - there usually isnt more than one parent present, if at all. And dinner, dinner is a hot pocket in a napkin, if you are lucky.
Chris rock said it best "If you call your momma Pam, and your grandmamma Mom, your going to jail."
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: Oracle Of Delphi]
#7550158 - 10/23/07 07:58 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I chose Other:
Technology, poor school system, bad parenting. School doesn't prepare these dipshits for anything.
I'm all for going to school with people who care more about texting over listening to what the professor is lecturing about. Less competition.
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: bukkake]
#7552386 - 10/23/07 07:24 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
bukkake said: I chose Other:
Technology, poor school system, bad parenting. School doesn't prepare these dipshits for anything.
I'm all for going to school with people who care more about texting over listening to what the professor is lecturing about. Less competition.
That's not such a good thing in the long run, when our country can't compete with other nations and we turn into a service industry where everyone works at McDonald's.
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: kake]
#7555015 - 10/24/07 01:32 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I cannot think of any better jobs for today's youth.
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: Oracle Of Delphi]
#7555258 - 10/24/07 02:42 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Oracle Of Delphi said:
Chris rock said it best "If you call your momma Pam, and your grandmamma Mom, your going to jail."
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Re: Do a staggering portion of youth today have narcissistic personality disorder? [Re: bukkake] 1
#7555271 - 10/24/07 02:44 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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i don't worry about it. Surround yourself with good people. Have company over, celebrate life. You'l spot the bad people because they hang out with bad people. 10 people that hang out with each other all the time but you know anyone of them would take advantage of any other one of them.
the school systems are horrible. no one thinks they should have to work for anything. I'm sure there's many reasons why, who cares, we will see what happens.
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