Timeline for Writing a narcissistic psychopath as a compelling protagonist
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| Mar 1, 2020 at 10:35 | comment | added | Matthew Dave | @user2352714 Distortion of reality to fit their self-image isn't quite the same as falling for their own con, and yes, my narc character does this regularly, along with narc-raging when things don't go her way. Falling for her own con in this case is partially due to a warped self image, but also requires interaction with others who are briefly taken in by their superficial charm until it wraps back, at least that's how I interpreted wet circuit. | |
| Mar 1, 2020 at 2:01 | comment | added | user2352714 | @MatthewDave "Falling for their own con" is almost a textbook symptom of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. A common pattern of symptoms of the disorder is to outright warp or re-interpret facts to fit a certain worldview that inflates their sense of grandiosity, and then having an outright meltdown when faced with facts that they can't explain away ("narcissistic rage"). In fact, this exact series of events is one of the ways psychologists differentiate NPD from similar disorders like sociopathy (antisocial personality disorder). | |
| Feb 27, 2020 at 8:55 | comment | added | Matthew Dave | Funny, I've used variants on all but the 'falling for her own con' suggestion here, and come to think of it, it's absolute gold. I may have to incorporate that into later books of the series, it's certainly fitting of a narcissist to enjoy the mirror until something bad reflects from it. | |
| Feb 26, 2020 at 16:55 | history | answered | wetcircuit | CC BY-SA 4.0 |