5. Not gaining pleasure in hurting other people.
Do you gain pleasure in hurting or humiliating other people? If the answer is no, of course, I don’t, then you are not a narcissist.
Narcissists absolutely gain pleasure and narcissistic supply by hurting and humiliating other people, specifically, if they feel that they have been slighted or disrespected by this person. Remember, the name of the game is to gain narcissistic supply for the narcissist. What is narcissistic supply?
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In its simplest form, narcissistic supply is the attention of others that makes them feel special. Therefore, narcissistic supply can be positive or negative. So they can gain narcissistic supply from your love, adoration, and praise, but they also can gain narcissistic supply from your hurt, heartbreak, humiliation, fear, sadness, intimidation, or sorrow. It’s still your attention that makes them feel special and powerful.
So if you do not gain pleasure or satisfaction from hurting or harming other people, then chances are, you are not a narcissist.
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