Does the success of megalomania mean anything to you?

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I'm not pretending this is a normal thing, but a cop once accused me of being narcissistic, I didn't take that as a compliment because narcissism meant to me being delusional and wanting to put people down, it wasn't the success I anticipated.

What I wanted was the good narcissism and not narcissism in the bad sense, in other words I wanted grandeur and good looks.

On the other hand I'm not narcissistic just because I have personal power, but I can't be a megalomaniac, it's something I can stop doing if I want to.

To fit the criteria you need to be grandiose, seek power beyond your means, and be unique, since uniqueness doesn't fit the criteria I'm not a megalomaniac.

However I listened to Anthony Robbins and started succeeding and forgot to take control of my focus because I was drunk, drunkenness has no focus, I have accurate role models and they're not celebrities, also to be a megalomaniac you have to have role models of high status people, I read about it, it's classed as a disorder, I class it as an ability, it's not simply doing what you think you can, it's realistic goals of money, success, focus and achievement to say the least.

Therefore with my Anthony Robbins book I'm on the gravy train to success, simple as it may be it requires focus, which you forget about when you're drunk.

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  • [Old Memory]
    2 years ago

    Megalomania is more about having delusions of grandeur. You basically decide you're an extremely valuable individual and then find any reason to back that up. Thinking they have abilities that no one else could possibly ever have and that they're so advanced that it's impossible for them to be read or understood are hallmark megalomania behaviors. It's also called a superiority complex

    Narcissism does include a little vanity in its symptoms, but it's more focused and refined. Where a megalomaniac might never admit to being wrong, a narcissist will try to twist it so the "accuser" or a third party was at fault. They find ways to make other people mentally submit to them. To them the ends justify the means simply because they have willed it.

    I'm going to be honest with you, saying you "have megalomania/narcissism but only the positive aspects" is not the best way to go about explaining how you view yourself

    They are mental disorders, they have been observed, studied, outlined, and defined. For ease of communication we should all agree on terms and definitions and this is just how psychology has developed over the past couple centuries.

    So instead of taking established academia and trying to mold into your world, you should observe, study, outline, and define the things you see in yourself and not even worry so much about the labels. It's a much more honest approach to looking at yourself. All it takes is a little bit of arrogance to be able to lie to yourself about who you are. You can be proud of your determination and success without being so vain as to try to say megalomania isn't a bad thing. Shortsightedness is a common theme for disorders, it's important for us to try to recognize when we're "chasing the dragon"

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    • normal-rebellious
      2 years ago

      I'm not a megalomaniac because to be a megalomaniac it's required you're idiosyncratic, by the doctor's standards. However there's something else going on, I have a sense of grandeur and take success very seriously, I'm careful with doctors not to fit the label.

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      • [Old Memory]
        2 years ago

        Is this why you try so hard to be defined as normal? So your therapist and other people don't see darker traits?

        "Careful with doctors not to fit the label" and you're always saying you assimilate to normality and you're always upset that people don't always see you as normal

        And also you can have a lot of the traits of a megalomaniac even if you're not technically diagnosed. It's not like diagnosis itself is what classifies you, it's your behavior, thinking, mentality

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        • normal-rebellious
          2 years ago

          That's true I suppose, assimilation is one thing, megalomania without being clinically megalomaniacal is another.

          They officially changed the name to narcissism, but it's not the same thing.

          If I show some of the traits that's all that matters, being diagnosed is an abusive name to call someone and might mean I take meds for the rest of my life.

          Nobody ever admits this but taking meds makes you feel ashamed, you know that? It's embarrassing!

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