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me me me 4[Blind Gossip] There is a serious mental illness called Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

The Mayo Clinic says that DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder include these features:

  • Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  • Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
  • Exaggerating your achievements and talents
  • Being preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
  • Believing that you are superior and can only be understood by or associate with equally special people
  • Requiring constant admiration
  • Having a sense of entitlement
  • Expecting special favors and unquestioning compliance with your expectations
  • Taking advantage of others to get what you want
  • Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
  • Being envious of others and believing others envy you
  • Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner

NPD affects approximately 6% of the population, men more than women, blacks more than whites.

Here is some additional information about NPD from WebMD:

It’s human nature to be selfish and boastful now and then, but true narcissists take it to an extreme. They don’t just have extra self-confidence, they don’t value others’ feelings or ideas and ignore others’ needs.

But there’s a difference between being self-absorbed, often called a narcissist, and having narcissistic personality disorder, which is a mental illness.

If you can recognize a few of the traits below, that’s someone who’s self-absorbed. If he has most of them, he might have the disorder.

He might:

  • Think about himself most of the time and talk about himself a lot
  • Crave attention and admiration
  • Exaggerate his talents and achievements
  • Believe he’s special
  • Set unrealistic goals
  • Have wide, fast mood swings
  • Have a hard time taking others’ feelings seriously
  • Strive to win, whatever it takes
  • Fantasize about unlimited success, money, and power

Sound like someone you know? Are people often upset with him? Is it hard for him to keep relationships? Does he tend put himself first and think he knows the only “right” way?

Someone like this may appear to have high self-esteem, but the opposite is probably true. There’s a deep sense of insecurity underneath that grand exterior. He wants others to be envious, but often he’s the jealous one. He’s competitive and threatened by others’ achievements.

He’s easily hurt, but either chooses to not show it or overreacts in rage. He can’t stand criticism. He sees himself as a natural leader who can easily sway others. He doesn’t listen and often interrupts. It’s a one-way street — all take, no give.

Parents who put their children on a pedestal and shower them with endless praise can plant a seed of narcissism. There’s a line between being nurturing and supportive and inflating an ego.

Name any of the following who may have NPD: a world leader, a Presidential Candidate, a  male rapper, and a male actor.

World Leader:

Presidential Candidate:

Male Rapper:

Male Actor:

[Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them?

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  5. Cranny07 says

    World Leader: Kim Jong-un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  6. empathy says

    I can see someone with NPD hard to deal with an the need to cut them out of your life. However a family member? Some people with mental illness are the ones that need a support system. A couple of comments sounds justified, but a couple of others sounds like a copout. I know I don’t know your situation, just your comments struck a nerve.

    Now horrifying as it is. Trump as president would be just as bad Kayne and Charlie. Granted Trump might be a little more sane, but dam just as embarrassing!

  7. Rofl my Wofl says

    Oh, and I’d also give a strong vote for Sean Penn as another male actor narcissist. Beats his women because he also doesn’t view them as real people. They’re just objects to be controlled. Always inserting himself into situations to be some big hero or important central figure. El Chapo being the latest nonsense. Takes himself deathly seriously. Etc.

  8. Rofl my Wofl says

    Not sure why anybody would guess Leo. He just keeps to himself and does his thing, even if that thing is a nontraditional lifestyle of no marriage and no kids. Tom Cruise however……I’ve read endless stories about how this guy is missing a chip upstairs. He relishes his role as the new almost-leader of Scientology, and his women are there to be controlled by him like inanimate arm candy objects. Classic narcissistic trait.

  10. dflawson says

    Clooney is reputedly a very nice guy. Down to earth. That’s not NPD. Tom Cruise fits the bill as does Charlie Sheen. Obama is not NPD. Confident, yes, but genuinely wants to help people and make a positive changes in the world.

  12. FrankensteinsMonster says

    Most politicians have NPD and many top business people. Benefit for politicians is that a lot of them (not all) don’t need much talent to get where they want to go. Politics and reality tv are not that far removed from each other.

    Definitely Putin, Trump, Kanye, Charlie and a bunch of fellow actors.

    Think of the kids and what it’s like growing up with an NPD parent!

  13. Cindy Louhoo says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Cruise

    Wouldn’t say Sheen because his manic episodes of his bipolar disorder also have some of these qualities.

  14. lunchcoma says

    1. Kim Jong-un
    2. Donald Trump
    3. Kanye West
    4. Tom Cruise

    But, really, this is one where “all of them” might actually apply. 6% of the population is a lot of people, and politics and entertainment are particularly attractive careers for narcissists. I’m guessing half the current presidential candidates fit the description and that lots of musicians and actors do as well.

  15. jerseygirlangie says

    Obama ( empathy ? Really ? Are you kidding me ? ),

    Trump,

    Kanye ( the gold standard ),

    and about 90% of the actors in Hollywood .

  17. myheartbeatsafrica says

    1. Kim Jong Un – requires men to wear the same hair style as him. Requires people to call him the supreme leader, requires a hung picture of him in every house.
    2. Trump no explanation needed
    3. Kanye
    4. Shia or Charlee

  18. blablabla123 says

    World leader is probably a bunch! Pres. candidate is Donald Trumph, rapper is Kanye West and actor is Tom Cruise.

  20. memommamo says

    World Leader: Kim Jong-un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise (or all actors IMO)

  21. Stackhouse says

    Jennifer Aniston and Adele do not exhibit the body language of someone with NPD, especially Adele. She’s got a high empathy and sincerity quotient.

    • FrankensteinsMonster says

      Adele, that is a weird choice.

      Stackhouse, I know a fair about about NPD but not the body language bit. Can you go into that further?

    • Stackhouse says

      FM: Sure. It’s hard to get into detail with so few characters available, so I don’t know how much I can write here, though. If you’re interested, I can recommend some further reading that would definitely educate you on the topic. I strongly recommend reading Paul Ekman’s work (a pioneer within the field of BL); but if you’re not interested in reading books, you can also look up Dr. Jack Brown, who’s a body language expert. He runs a great educational blog. Hope that helps. 🙂

  23. Charlize says

    World Leader: Obama

    Presidential Candidate: Cruz

    Male Rapper: Kayne

    Male Actor: Clooney

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? Yes, they are my parents. Honestly, you can only cut them out of your life to save your sanity and soul. They are soul murders.

  24. mssnarnd says

    World Leader: Vladamir Putin
    Presidential Candidate: Trump
    Male Rapper: Kayne
    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  25. Pizzalove says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? Nope and if I did, I’d ditch them. I have no time for idiots.

  26. Fergus says

    World Leader: All of them

    Presidential Candidate: All of them (except Ben Carson, as he is half asleep all the time)

    Male Rapper: All of them

    Male Actor: Most of them

  27. gingercat says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Un or Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: ????

  29. HermioneWeasley says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West, Jay-Z,

    Male Actor: John Hamm

  32. FauxyVixen says

    World Leader: Practically all of them, especially the despots

    Presidential Candidate: Practically all of them, especially the Republicans

    Male Rapper: Oh, Kanye, definitely

    Male Actor: Practically all of them

    One must first be born a sociopath to achieve celebrity, no matter in which field one attains celebrity status

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? No, but I would deal with them by disassociating/ignoring with them

  34. dynamodavid says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Un from North Korea

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Leo DiCaprio

    Do you know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? Yes. I disowned them from my life.

  35. guestimation says

    World Leader: Putin, Hitler

    Presidential Candidate: TRUMP

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin

  37. missdaisy says

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Maybe Leo DiCaprio?

    I used to know someone like that. We’re no longer friends. That should tell you everything 🙂

  38. deermee64 says

    World leader: Putin
    Pres. Candidate: Trump
    Male rapper:Kanye west
    male actor: I have no clue

    Love you Ace!! Your the best!

  40. MargoKey1 says

    I’d go with Putin for the world leader based on his admiration for the presidential candidate with the same delusions of grandeur — The Donald. The rapper has got to be Kanye “Everything I Do Is For Me, Not You” West. The actor? That’s a tough one. Tom Cruise seems like he could be a little narcissistic.

    Yes, I know a young man (mid-20s) who has these tendencies and it’s difficult; he can be very violent if he doesn’t get his way.

  41. HermioneG says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: McConaughey

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? Ignoring them altogether is the best answer.

  42. sunshine702 says

    My ex fiance had this. Beware of people who glom on to your thing and try to do it better. Zero thing of their own.
    Rapper Kanye
    World Leader Tony Blair
    Presidential Canidate Marco Rubio
    Actor George Clooney

  43. TheFabMrsT says

    World Leader: Vladmir Putin, Kim Jong Un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye Kardashian

    Male Actor: Alec Baldwin, Mel Gibson

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? No I don’t; but I will say that this mental illness is one I would have a hard time dealing with. If there’s one thing I cannot stand are people who think they are better and/or more important than others (the “Do you know who I am?” crowd). We all sit to…

  44. xtina1983 says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio

  46. SouthJerseyGirl says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: – a bit harder….Will Smith? Tom Cruise? Mel Gibson? John Travolta? Actors are narcissistic to begin with – otherwise they probably wouldn’t choose acting as a career.

  48. KiwiFi says

    World leader: Vladimir or Kim Jong Un?
    Presidential Candidate: Trump/Cruz/Clinton
    Male Rapper: Yeezy himself!
    Male Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio and his endless quest for the golden statue

    My mother has NPD and unfortunately the only strategy that has worked is no contact.

  49. catmondou says

    World leader: Vladimir Putin
    Presidential candidate: Donald Trump
    Male rapper: Kanye West
    Male actor: Tom Cruise, I think…

    Optional: My boyfriend has a good dose of it but that is often par-for-the-course with successful Type-A personalities. I’ve just learnt to live with it and not be argumentative about things that don’t matter. Love him nonetheless and, thankfully, he has many other redeeming qualities!

  50. rockpaperscissors says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

  51. sonoviva says

    World Leader: Putin (?)

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise (?)

    BONUS! Kris Jenner is a diagnosed narcissist. Probably why Kim seeks out controlling, narcissistic people like Kanye and Paris Hilton.

    [Optional] My aunt is a narcissist. My mom and I have struggled for years with her, but finally had to cut her and her entire family (who all hate whoever she hates) off when she made my stepdaughter her enemy of the week. A kid? Really??

  53. alexag says

    World Leader: Most of them

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Mel Gibson, Will Smith, Leo Dicaprio

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? Yes, I don’t deal with them –

  54. mommagoosed says

    World Leader: Hitler if past, Putin if present

    Presidential Candidate: Maybe Trump? Maybe all of them?

    Male Rapper: KANYE

    Male Actor: Cruise?

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? Yes, my ex-husband, whose NPD also involved some mental/emotional/verbal abuse components. I divorced him and sought extensive therapy. 🙂

  56. 511loser says

    Obama

    Sanders, Cruz, Clinton, Fiorina

    All rappers

    Duchovny

    My parents are narcs; I loathe them and it’s best to ignore them or act respectful aggressively, I usually tend to be rude or ignore them, don’t obey their nonsense, don’t respond to hissy fits, sometimes insult, humiliate, annoy them

  58. harlow07 says

    World Leader: Kim Jong-Un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

  64. Julia Boolia says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Christian Bale

  67. ericaophelia says

    World leader: ?
    Presidential candidate: Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye
    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen or Leonardo Decaprio

  69. AlohaCanuckEh says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? – Oh yes. Several. Usually I tune them out, and just donate $53 million upon request.

  73. Tinkerbell says

    Trump and Kanye fair reek of this.

    My ex- boss is textbook NPD and she is the worst person I’ve ever met.

  74. ladydee says

    World Leader: Most of them are Psychopaths but i would have to go with Bush for this.

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Leo.

  77. Ni123 says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

  78. carriebradshaw says

    Trump and Kanye West are both narcissts, no clue who the other ones are. Putin, because of this cult around his person?

  80. Mia444 says

    Kanye is the rapper; I got bupkiss on the other 3, maybe Putin for the world leader? Tom Cruise for the actor? Just spitballing. I did learn, however, that I have the opposite of NPD. Is there a name for that? lol

  81. RitaSkeeter says

    Actor – will smith… he is ruining his kids…

    Presidential candidate – trump

    Rapper – kanye west

    World leader – oprah

  82. javajolted says

    World leader: Obama (that’s an easy one )
    Presidential candidate: Cruz (was tempted to say Donald but the someone special makes me think of Cruz. He seems really fake to me.)
    Male rapper: Kanye
    Male actor: Shia LeBoeuf ?

  84. MiyukiMouse says

    World Leader: No Idea
    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye West
    Male Actor: No Idea

    Optional: My parents their neighbour. They got recommended by officers and psychiatrists they know to stay away of him. On the internet they even say for these kind of people to get rid of asap. 😡

  87. deelee says

    World leader: Bashar al-Assad
    Prez candidate: Trump
    Rapper: Kanye
    Male actor: most of them, but probably Tom Cruise

  88. terry123 says

    Here’s my short list:
    Donald Trump, Charlie Sheen, Kanye West…
    But honestly, I have seen narcissists at the office, carpool, PTA, and even at family gatherings – they are closer than you might think.

  89. luvprue1 says

    World Leader: All of them

    Presidential candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise, Ian Somerlander, Charlie Sheen, all of them.

  90. Pinkieswear says

    Presidential Candidate – Donald Trump

    Male Rapper – Kanye West

    Male Actor – Tom Cruise or Charlie Sheen

    World Leader – President Obama?

    • Pinkieswear says

      Wait.

      World Leader applies to SOOO many; Putin, Kim from N. Korea, Chavez – the list goes on and on….

  91. Alllie says

    I am 50% more sure than pablo picaso that the rapper is kanye west.
    The world leader is Vladamir Putin.
    The presidential candidate is hillary clinton, ok fine it is trump but I really really hate hillary.
    The actor must be shia lebuff.

  95. truebritt says

    World Leader – Putin
    Presidential Candidate – Trump
    Male Rap Star – Kanye
    Male Actor – Shia or Charlie Sheen

  96. twinklefairy12 says

    world leader: ?
    presidential candidate: donald trump
    male rapper: kanye west
    male actor: based on previous posts, idris elba?

  97. someday_britney says

    World Leader: Kim Jung Un
    presidential Candidate: Donald Trump Rapper:Kanye West
    Actor: Charlie Sheen?

  98. booboo1 says

    I think I have 3 of the 4;
    Donald Trump
    Charlie Sheen
    Kayne West

    My friends ex-husband totally has NPD. The worst person to break up with….. ever. Nightmare.

  100. sweeeeet says

    World Leader: Vladimyr Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  103. labhluva14 says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  105. gc02ef says

    World Leader: Kim Jeong Un

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Leo Di Caprio

  107. GoddessPinkAngel says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: All of them

  108. SayItAintSo says

    I am going with The pope, Not so sure but he and trump are going at it.

    Donald Trump for the Presidential Candidate

    kanye West for the rapper

    Charlie sheen for the actor

  111. MaryRead says

    Thank you for reminding people that narcissism is driven by insecurity & a desperate need for social validation.

    World Leader: Grand Shirtless Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Shrimp Fingers Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye (+ Female Slug Kim K & the whole desperate Kardashian klan)

    Male Actor: James Franco is The Worst.

  112. Dani99 says

    I don’t have an idea for the world leader or male actor but for president candidate would be Donald Trump and make singer kanye west

  113. Beth_12 says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Un
    Presidential Candidate: Ted Cruz
    Male Rapper: Kanye West
    Male Actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger

  114. beccablue says

    People with personality disorders, whether its NPD, Borderline Personality Disorder, DPD, or Schizoid Personality Disorder are extremely sensitive. I would not troll a person with mental health issues anymore than I would start a fight with someone in a wheelchair. Disorders are on a spectrum, so two people could have the same diagnosis and one person could seem normal and another person could be extreme.

  116. HeddaParsons says

    World Leader: Vladamir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  119. ccattwood says

    World leader = Barack Obama
    Presidential candidate = Hillary Clinton (I’m sure many would say Donald Trump )
    Male rapper = kany west
    Male actor = Charlie Sheena

  120. Cuddlebutt says

    Putin
    Trump
    Kanye
    Sean Penn, Alex Baldwin
    Personally, I feel BPD is a Disorder, not an illness which implies it can be helped or changed
    And I know quite a few narcissists. I find no contact is the best way to deal with them.

  121. 3dogday says

    World Leader: Putin
    Presidential Candidate: Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye
    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

    My ex was diagnosed with it. He was charming and smart, but he was poison. It was scary sometimes how he viewed himself and others. I loved him, but I knew he was sick. He refused to get help, so I left.
    The more I hear about Kanye, the more it feels like an exaggerated publicity stunt. All this coming out at once seems contrived for his album. Don’t get me wrong, I def think he has this for…

  124. troubleintheforest says

    First two the answer you’re looking for is ALL OF THEM. The only real question is, how many are just garden variety narcissists and how many are full on sociopath?

    Male Rapper: Kanye West.

    Male actor: idk Alec Baldwin maybe?

    Optional question: Yes. My mom. Accept you will never change them and disengage as much as possible. Daughters of Narcisstic Mothers is a helpful resource (google). It’s a sad but liberating realization once you see what’s going on.

  125. trees4us says

    World Leader: Kim Jong-un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Alec Baldwin

  126. Organica05 says

    Robert Mugabe
    The Donald (See?! Just in that title alone his NPD is showing and he’s convinced us of it too!)
    KanYaY
    Christian Bale

    My future ex-husband. Ignored it for 12 years (two children, five total pets, two mortgages…oh and four Long Distance Triathlon World Championships) then began proceedings.

  127. Holden McGroin says

    World leader: Putin
    Presidential candidate: Trump
    Rapper: Kanye
    Male actor: ?
    Did know someone with NPD. They will not change – avoid at all costs if possible.

  129. totskie says

    World leader: Putin
    Presidential candidate: Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye Kardashian
    Male Actor: everyone, but for now Tom Cruise

  130. lolachristina says

    World Leader: kim jong un

    Presidential Candidate: trump

    Male Rapper: kanye west

    Male Actor: will smith?

  132. Rosalie says

    World Leader: Kim Jong-un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump (textbook case)

    Male Rapper: Kanye West (although I think that there may also be something more serious going on)

    Male Actor: LOL – where would you begin?

  134. peppermint twist says

    World leader: Putin
    Presidential Candidate: Trump
    Rapper: Kanye the gay fish
    Male Actor: Tom Cruise.

    I would Add Female Celeb: Kim Kardashian to that list.

  136. Junior Mint says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin
    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye West
    Male Actor: Alec Baldwin

  137. saromat says

    World leader: Kim Jong-un
    Presidential cabdidate: Donald Trump
    Male rapper: Kanye West
    Male actor: Tom Cruise

  138. Carolina Girl says

    World Leader: Obama

    Presidential Candidate: Clinton

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Terrence Howard / Russell Crowe

  139. Okayeah says

    Okay, I’ll play:
    Putin
    Trump
    Kanye (is he a rapper?)
    All of them?

    No, but my ex-sister-in-law DEFINITELY has borderline personality disorder. That’s a lot of fun too. She has no place in my life anymore, but I feel desperately sorry for my nieces.

    • mommagoosed says

      I have a friend who has BPD and she stops talking to me when I don’t tell her what she wants to hear. That’s usually when her BPD symptoms are “active”. It’s sad, really.

    • DrunkyMcPuncherson says

      My ex boyfriend had BPD (was also a narcissist and a sociopath). That was a sh*t storm of epic proportions. It took me three years to screw my head back on straight, so I know how bad it can be! Never ever again.

  141. dena37 says

    This overwhelmingly screams Kanye. He seems extra delusional lately.
    I did like one of his albums awhile back, The College Dropout, but now his “music” is horrible!
    Like, ear-bleedingly bad. Enough with the autotune, Kanye! Seriously. Just stop. Please?

    And I guess Trump is the Presidential candidate.

  142. JGEM16 says

    World Leader: Obama, Putin,

    Presidential Candidate:Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz

    Male Rapper: kanye West, Jay Z

    Male Actor: all of them but I’m going with Charlie Sheen and Tom Cruise

    Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? Yes! I don’t, i cut that person out of my life!

  143. DrunkyMcPuncherson says

    Also, interestingly, Kanye looks just like a black version of my ex. And every time I see a photo of Kanye all I can think is that he oozes insecurity. You can see it all over his face. My ex had the same look. It’s such a contrast to the “I am God” proclamations. It’s hard to believe that deep down inside they actually think they are a piece of sh*t. Do I have empathy for that? I wish I did, but sadly I’m not that evolved yet.

  144. bellashade says

    World leader: Putin?
    Presidential candidate: obviously Donald Chump
    Male rapper: another obvious – Kanye
    Male actor: I’m sure there are tons. I’ll say Tom Cruise for this one

  147. guiltywhispers says

    World Leader: Putin or Kim Jong-un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: (Which one doesn’t)

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  149. DrunkyMcPuncherson says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: way too many to guess. My typing thumbs would fall off.

    My ex boyfriend was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, and also displayed strong characteristics of NPD and sociopathy. This plunged me into intensive research on PDs, and I have come to the conclusion that the only way to deal with them is not to. I don’t engage and I avoid them at all costs. #notworthit #nocontact

  150. Haydyh says

    These are my guesses:

    World leader : Kim The North Korean dude! Needs no explanation as to why I’m guessing him .
    Presidential Candidate ; Mr Trump , simply for that shockingly bad hair piece !
    Rapper : Kanye West : however , he could be playing a game to get us all talking about him , it’s working ! There’s no such thing as bad publicity as the saying goes .
    Male Actor : A stab in the dark this one : Shia Le Boeuf , simply because of all the other recent blinds .
    I once worked…

  154. bigjinla says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Most of them. I’ll go with Ben Affleck. Though Tom Cruise seems a reasonable guess too.

  156. malista says

    World Leader: Vlad Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? Nope and glad that I don’t!

  157. kit e kat says

    Leader: Mr. North Korea
    Presidential wannabee: Sarah the Alaskan (and trump)
    Rapper: Mr. Kardashian
    Actor: Leo
    Have I dealt with this? Painfully, I fell in love with a charming player. As they say sometimes you gotta cut off your arm to survive (isn’t that a film)?

    • kit e kat says

      In other words I had to sever all contact. This was not ghosting. I loved him very much. But it did not matter and I was out of energy. Do I miss him? As babs says, its the laughter we will remember. Not the tears.

  158. Talisker says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

    I don’t think you can deal sincerely or authentically with NPD people and their ripple effect can be damaging to your own health. I think you need to keep them at arm’s length, superficially and not be sucked into their drama. Hard if it’s a family member etc.

  159. QubbuQ says

    Oh my! This is fun.
    World Leader: Vladimir Putin
    Prez Candidate: Donald Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye West
    Male Actor: hmm. No one jumps out immediately as top of the heap in this resepct but so many seem to have narcissistic traits. Leonardo DiCaprio perhaps? Alec Baldwin?
    Looking forward to the other responses.

  162. minlou says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye Kardashian

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  163. puppybears says

    World Leader: having a brain fart on this
    Pres. Candidate: TRUMP
    Rapper: KANYE WEST
    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

  166. twingy74 says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Il (N. Korean President)

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

    My mother has it. It is truly awful. I had to go “no-contact.” It was too painful and she is not capable of understanding.

    • mommagoosed says

      I feel for you, Twingy, because my mom is like that, too. I have very little contact with her because of her behaviors. 🙁

  167. sublimeLime says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: IMO George Clooney

  168. Seahawks12 says

    World Leader:

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? I divorced him.

  174. jlynhope says

    Donald Trump
    Kanye West
    TomCruise

    I know someone with borderline Personality Disorder and it is hell to deal with. I cut her out of my life last year it was too much to handle. Just sucks the energy out of you.

  175. Aurelia says

    World Leader: Putin
    Presidential Candidate: Trump
    Rapper: K. West
    Actor: Ben Affleck

    I do know people with NPD, How I deal with them: Run! Head for the hills! Sonic Boom when I leave them behind!

  176. Catseyezzz says

    Scott Disick …. Or my EX. Just sayin’! (And he is sitting right next to me on the couch! Hahahahhahahahahah!

  177. GeeGee says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Un
    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye West
    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  178. degroohj says

    World Leader: Vladamir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  179. GrannyGoose says

    World leader: Alexander Putin
    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump (um, duh!)
    Male Rapper: Kanye West (also, um, duh!)
    Male Actor: Hmm lots of choices here. I think, maybe, Leonardo DiCaprio

    I once had a best friend who was (and still is) a narcissist. We were roommates for 7 years. She damaged my self-esteem a lot, and I’ve spent a long time working to repair it. I finally gave up on her, and excised her from my life. Best decision I’ve made in a long time.

  180. MomofSydBlake says

    World Leader: Obama, of course…dude is missing Scalia’s funeral, maybe Putin

    Pres. Candidate: Trump

    Rapper: Kanye

    Actor: Sean Penn

  181. PinkCrayon says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Alec Baldwin? Charlie Sheen? George Clooney? Leo? Oh hell. Half of them!

  182. kimbers says

    World Leader: putin

    Presidential Candidate: trump

    Male Rapper: west

    Male Actor: cruise

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them?
    I dont. Why would I? Life’s too short to “deal” with anyone.

  183. Buckskinlady says

    World Leader: Kim Jun Yong

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Brad Pitt

  184. fanfarlo says

    Vladmir Putin
    Donald Trump (Bill and Hillary Clinton def fit this description too)
    Kon Me West
    Charlie Sheen (and Tom Cruise)

  190. azgirl says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

    I have a family member with this disorder and I just try to stay away! So annoying, always telling outlandish tales and expecting you to praise them.

  191. valleygal says

    World Leader: Putin and/or Kim Jong Wotsit

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Rapper: Yeezus himself

    Actor: Oohh…I don’t know. Ben Affleck? Jim Carrey?

    My ex had full-blown NPD. He literally ticks every single one of the above boxes. It was a nightmarish, abusive relationship (that eventually ended due to his cheating and drug addiction). I don’t think you can ever truly change these people. It’s such a deeply embedded and overwhelming mindset that is exhausting and toxic to be…

  192. La Lurker says

    Word leader: Kim Jong Un (sp?)
    Presidential candidate: The Donald
    Male rapper: Kanye, of course.
    Male actor: Hmmm. All of them?

  194. CoCoJoe says

    World Leader: Putin, Kim Jong-un

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Cruise, Shia, James Franco

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? Most addicts.

  200. worldsoldestkitten says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Sheesh, most of them, but first one I think of is Alec Baldwin

    • worldsoldestkitten says

      Hm, Charlie Sheen is also a good top choice for actor.

      We had a boarder at our house for a nightmare three years, simply impossible to get rid of, NPD, BPD, histrionic — it cost us thousands of dollars to get her out of there. This up-close experience makes me automatically dismiss Obama, the Clintons, Marco Rubio, and Jeb! Bush. All of those politicians are capable of at least compellingly FAKING empathy. A true NPD can’t even fake it, in my experience. Even their sympathy’s all about…

  201. Californialove says

    World Leader: Obama???But dont believe that

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

  204. ellewoods says

    World Leader: The Pope or Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them?
    Yes, my mother. The less interaction you have with them the better. They never change or accept responsibility for hurting others. They are often histrionic as well.

  207. WaitLemmeGuess says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Sean Penn

  209. Aenwyn says

    World Leader: Putin and/or Kim Jong Un (anyone who answers “Obama” has been drinking too much of the conservative kool-aid, whether you like his policies or not).

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

    Trump and Sheen are exceptionally repulsive, I couldn’t even sit through Sheen’s HIV reveal.

  211. CelebrityGirl says

    World Leader:Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? Pretty sure a former friend had it. I cut off the friendship.

  212. mere1012 says

    World leader: Kim Jong-Un
    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye West
    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

  213. sassygurl1987 says

    World Leader: Could this be Angela Merkel???
    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump(douche)
    Male Rapper: Kan(t)ye West
    Male Actor: Not sure but I’ll put George Clooney’s name. Lol.

  214. 2BEAUCOUP says

    obama
    clinton
    kanye
    sheen
    Lower case to piss them off,God save us for the next weeks.
    Go TRUMP Go

  216. heyitsariane says

    World Leader: Kim Jong-un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: ??

  217. crazycatlady says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: ??

    Unfortunately I have worked with a few people who had some of these traits, but none were full-blown NPD. I tried to steer clear of them if I could.

  218. PoniTayl says

    World Leader: NObama

    Presidential Candidate: Killary Clinton

    Male Rapper: Kangay

    Male Actor: Shia LaDouche

  220. BoatGirl says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Charlie Sheen

    [Optional] Do you personally know anyone with NPD? How do you deal with them? I had a boss that I think had NPD. It was terrifying. I was looking for a new job within 3 weeks, luckily, she left a few months later. Everyone was petrified of her – she had sued multiple companies. Crazy as a bedbug.

  223. scoot22 says

    World leader: ??
    Presidential Candidate: Hillary Clinton –Hillary, you don’t deserve to be president just because you are a woman.
    Male Rapper: Kanye
    Male Actor: Any of them?

  224. Chantal says

    World Leader: Kim Jong Un

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye the Supreme Egotist

    Male Actor: ??

  227. algarve2016 says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio

    Optional: Of course I do! I’m a therapist! (People with NPD hardly ever come into the office, unless they get themselves into so much trouble that they need a therapist to write a report for them for work or court. I set boundaries, don’t let them get away with anything, and sit back and watch the show while they play mental chess.

  228. IAmSage says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  232. TexasHeat says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin
    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye West
    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  234. lepidoteran says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump

    Male Rapper: Kanye

    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  237. StellaK says

    I just got rapper. Kanye.
    I actually think bipolar is more plausible and his narcissistic features are mania or hypomania.

    • Stackhouse says

      I’m not discounting the bipolar theory, but his narcissism is chronic, persistent and always present, and not something that fluctuates, as it would if it was solely caused by hypo/mania. Kanye West exhibits textbook NPD traits and symptoms, but NPD and bipolar disorder are not mutually exclusive. Just look at Charlie Sheen and Mel Gibson.

  238. Sharcat says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate : Donald Trump

    Rapper: Kanye West

    Male Actor: Bill Cosby

    • Stackhouse says

      Considering the fact that Bill Cosby is a serial rapist, who’s probably raped hundreds of women over the years; he is most likely not just a narcissist, but a true clinical psychopath (APD). And a psychopath is far more dangerous than a narcissist, although there are malignant narcissists as well.

    • DrunkyMcPuncherson says

      Really good point about Cosby. It’s interesting that we as a society idolize actors and celebrities so much that we can’t fathom that some of them have personality disorders and could be rapists and murderers and awful terrible people. Although, my ex was a sociopath, and his acting skills could have won many Oscars.

  239. qweenperky says

    World Leader: The Kim John (North Korea)

    Presidential Candidate: The Donald (south of Hell)

    Male Rapper: The Kanye

    Male Actor: The Day-Lewis

  240. Dancing with Mr D says

    Well, obviously the male rapper is Kanye; there was just a Blind about it

    World Leader: Obama (I know I’ll get shot down for this)

    Presidential Candidate: Trump (hey, he’s no worse than Obama)

    Actor: Geez, so many.

  241. chaseboogie says

    World leader: Putnin
    Presidential Candidate: Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye
    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  243. funky monkey says

    World leader: Kim Jung Whatshisname (N. Korean dude)
    Candidate: Trump
    Rapper: Kanye
    Actor: Charlie Sheen

    Also, I dated a sociopath once. Amazingly close to NPD.

  244. TerryP says

    World Leader: Putin

    Presidential Candidate: TRUMP (Trump Tower, Trump Casino, Trump Golf Course, etc.)

    Male Rapper: Kanye, although I think he’s showing signs of a serious mental illness.

    Male Actor: DiCaprio???

    • FrankensteinsMonster says

      I’m curious why Miranda Kerr? What is it that you see?

      Apart from the obvious love of limelight and trading up boyfriends to the billionaires

  248. mystic1 says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin
    Presidential Candidate: Donald Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye West
    Male Actor: Tom Cruise

  249. Stackhouse says

    Without wanting to go into detail, my field of expertise is psychology, and – to the surprise of none – Cluster B personality disorders, NPD especially, is fairly common in the entertainment industry (especially within the reality show genre, as NPDs crave fame, power and fortune without really deserving it or wanting to truly work for it). There are a lot of celebrities who exhibit textbook traits of specific PDs. NPD: Trump, Kanye, Kim K & her mother, Bradley C, Charlie S, et al.

    • breecos says

      Is ‘textbook’ your word of the day? You’re using it everywhere, as though your opinion is of some worth, when you couldn’t even recognise that the post said ‘world’ leader… And that the ‘world’ may just include people from countries other than the States!

  253. elancait says

    My husband is a psychologist and says he’s pretty sure there’s a higher rate of NPD in the celebrity world than in the rest of the world (just because people with the disorder are drawn to a career that puts all the attention on them). So there could be a lot of ways to answer this. But the obvious ones are:

    World Leader: Putin
    Presidential Candidate: Trump
    Male Rapper: Kanye
    Male Actor: Leo DiCaprio

    • Stackhouse says

      Your husband is right. There have already been studies about this, they are especially drawn to reality shows and the like because it requires little to no talent, and will give them fame and attention without really earning it.

    • Tootles says

      yeah, mines a clinical psychologist too and he’s said the same.

      oh and the only one on you list I would change is remove Leo insert Charlie ‘Winning’ Sheen

    • DrunkyMcPuncherson says

      Oh you are right, totally Charlie Sheen! My answer was “too many to list”, but he comes out way on top in terms of NPD traits.

  254. Kerzep says

    World Leader: Vladimir Putin

    Presidential Candidate: You’re kidding, right? “The Donald”

    Male Rapper: All of them (with Kanye leading the pack)

    Male Actor: Leo

    • JennyJustice says

      I change my actor guess to Charlie Sheen. He’s the only one who claims he has super powers and should be bowed down to. The others are self-absorbed and have a big ego, but Charlie’s grandiosity takes the cake. Winning!!

  255. wholelottamama says

    World leader- North Korea dude? Or Putin
    Presidential candidate- obvs. Trump
    Male rapper- Kanye
    Actor- hmmmm. Tom cruise and his truth is all Scientology?

    • BeepBop says

      I agree with most of this list.

      World Leader: Kim Jong-un

      Presidential Candidate: Trump

      Male Rapper: Kanye West

      Male Actor: Terrence Howard

    • TheSalmon says

      THIS IS IT!
      of course all those categories attract people who are self-centered and somewhat narcissistic. That’s different than NPD, just as being a quiet nerd does not equate to being a creepy stalker who lives in his parents’ basement (and on the internet).

    • sweetpeach says

      You SO got it. I was thinking Putin, but totally agree with Kim Jong Un, too. More than likely…both.

    • ericaophelia says

      You keep saying Obama is a textbook case but as someone who’s gone through 8 years of psychology and “textbook cases” you are wrong. I do not like Obama. However, this does not label him as a narcissist. He does not meet the DSM criteria. Read THAT book.