Too much praise may make kids narcissistic

[rasetsu]

Do narcissists know they're narcissistic? I had twin sisters four years older than me who excelled at everything. So I got ignored a lot. Am I narcissistic? I don't know. Maybe there's an online test....

Here we go. http://psychcentral.com/quizzes/narcissistic.htm


Your Total: 9

Between 12 and 15 is average.
Celebrities often score closer to 18.
Narcissists score over 20.

[rainbow]

Total score 35.
I suppose if I wasn't so narcissistic, I'd be perfect.

[cronus]

Score 2 but I'm big in Japan and did have a stage when I studied the Zen and collapsed my ego....it never came back.

Deflation in the UK, it's coming sometime maybe. And I'm prepared in mind, body and spirit....(I'm on the wagon - sell me a drink. Won't work. )

[klr]

A 6-year old nephew of mine had to give a poetry presentation as some traditional culture festival recently. Apparently, he should have put more "expression" into it, in terms of movement, etc., something his teacher didn't know or care about. He was a bit miffed afterwards.

As I said to his parents: He learned an valuable lesson about disappointment and failure.

Irish people aren't used to expresion at all, as the line of droning readers at any Catholic service will attest to.

I had the priest asking me, after my sister's wedding, did I do readings all the time and if not I should consider it.

I laughed.

You did a reading? I refused to do readings for any of my brothers' weddings - and I've done public speaking.

[JimC]

A 6-year old nephew of mine had to give a poetry presentation as some traditional culture festival recently. Apparently, he should have put more "expression" into it, in terms of movement, etc., something his teacher didn't know or care about. He was a bit miffed afterwards.

As I said to his parents: He learned an valuable lesson about disappointment and failure.

Irish people aren't used to expresion at all, as the line of droning readers at any Catholic service will attest to.

I had the priest asking me, after my sister's wedding, did I do readings all the time and if not I should consider it.

I laughed.

You did a reading? I refused to do readings for any of my brothers' weddings - and I've done public speaking.

Once a year, we are all supposed to say a prayer at morning briefing.

I read a poem instead...

[pErvinalia]

Too much Praise mayonnaise never did me any harm...