Is it normal that i am kind of narcissistic but also very insecure?

I'm going to come off as conceited but oh well. I know that I am pretty in the back of my head. Guys like me, people tell me, and model agencies have contacted me before so I feel like I know it as a fact and some days I look in the mirror and think I look really pretty. However, most of the time I look and think I look really ugly even though I know I must be pretty because everyone thinks so? It's hard to explain. Because I am so sure of it I think I'm narcissistic but I'm also extremely insecure at the same time and actually suffered from bulimia about a year ago for a long time. I can't tell if I'm narcissistic or insecure. Is it normal to be both?

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  • Ningelle

    Sure. It's not truly narcissism, it's a defense mechanism for insecurity. Extremely common, strangely especially in people who have something going for themselves.

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  • wannabenerd

    Yes, I guess it's normal to be egotistical and insecure at the same time.

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  • surrealismatter

    Insecurity is the trademark of narcissism. Although it is often cloaked behind countless social endeavors to be noticed and worshipped and paid attention to. It seems like you are just suffering from heavy societal influences of the ideal that appearances dominate one's overall worth and personality. Obviously this is not true, but society has some pretty deep undercurrents that endorses this notion, especially for women. Which would explain the bulimia thing. Which is so terrible :( im so sorry :(

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  • Joker1159

    I'm sorry but I know this is anonymous and all, but because of the way you talk and what you just said I think I know you. But Anywhom if you arent, there's this girl I'm madly in love with that's like that. Guys are constantly telling her how hot she is and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if she did get calls from modeling agencies, but I my friend who went to elementary school with her told me that one day someone called her fat and she stopped eating. I personally think that she liked me back because I told her I thought she was beautiful when every other guy said she was hot. I miss her so much but /: I wish I could tell her I love her to make her feel better but I cant cause she won't talk to me... Her name is Shanna and hell I'm in love with her name even /:

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  • Shrunk

    I'm like that too. I love the way i look but don't really like myself otherwise... anyway, as it's been said, it's healthy and normal to like the way you look, and you should be confident in you whole self, since you don't i think you're still a little insecure and not a narcissist... sometimes I think this can happen if you put too much importance on your looks than who you are inside, because youre too focused on how others perceive and prejudge you to be that there is a sort of disconnect between body and mind...

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    Believing that you're good-looking is not narcissistic.

    Believing that you are the best looking woman on the planet and that everyone that doesn't worship your good looks the way you do is a waste of flesh and essentially blind... is narcissistic. If you can't stop thinking about how good looking you are for even a few minutes then you are probably a narcissist. If you would sooner spend your money on a boob job, make-up or botox rather than buying your kids... I don't know... FOOD, and you can think of a way to justify it to yourself, then you are probably a narcissist.

    People severely under-estimate what it means to truly be a narcissist.

    If you're guilty of the latter, then get help. If not... then... :D

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  • Don't take what other people say as fact. I am called a narcissist by so many people, on here especially, that doesn't make it so.

    You are either vain or just confident, not narcissistic, thinking you are attractive does not make you a narcissist.

    Although, I wouldn't take model offers as being told you are attractive. I have a friend that was in the model business, and she wa snot that attractive.

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  • Acerbic

    It's normal in the sense that almost everyone has periods in their lives when they feel more or less attractive to a certain degree, but if you suspect you actually are narcissistic, then you likely know that true narcissism isn't normal or healthy.
    It is, however, normal for a person with narcissism to have greatly fluctuating self-esteem and self-image. The narcissist usually has very low self-esteem, but puts on a strong facade of grandiousity and exaggeration, thus making them seem arrogant and self-involved to outsiders. In reality, they're subconsciously making an attempt to disguise their true feelings of inadequacy, although they rarely have enough psychological awareness of themselves to realize this.
    Whether or not your self-esteem issues are caused by disorder or are simply the ups and downs in image we all experience, if it's bothering you more than you feel comfortable with, perhaps talking to a counselor will help you sort out your feelings in order to help you find balance.
    Best wishes,
    ACE

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