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About Me

Diagnostic criteria

At least five of the following are necessary for a diagnosis (as with many DSM diagnoses, they must form a pervasive pattern; for example, a person who shows these criteria only in one or two relationships or situations would not properly be diagnosed with NPD):

1. has a grandiose sense of self-importance

2. is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love

3. believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by other special people

4. requires excessive admiration

5. strong sense of entitlement

6. takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends

7. lacks empathy

8. is often envious or believes others are envious of him or her

9. arrogant affect

My Interests

Walking. Thinking. Reading. Writing. Learning. Expressing. Feeling. Listening. Understanding. Evolving.
Having faith. Giving up. Falling down. Getting up. Laughing until I cry, crying until I laugh. Taking pictures and hating them afterwards - then liking them again, but never as much. Dancing and losing myself in the moment. Never wanting to settle for less, even if it means being miserable. Questioning myself and everything around me - sometimes it drives me insane. But that's good.
Everything will be okay. Just wait for it. I promise :)

I'd like to meet:

Anyone humble enough to realize that merely existing is more than we could ever hope for.

Music:

should hurt.

Movies:

Don't mind if I do.

Television:

Keep it.

Books:

Yes please!

Heroes:

Anyone with the balls to be authentic in this fake world.