Some of the first things one may notice when a person in their life has some level of Narcissism may include:
a "strong" presence that's often mistaken for healthy confidence or even physical strength;
a feeling in one's self of being in the presence of an "authority figure", like a parent, teacher, or manager;
a feeling of not being taken seriously, or believed;
a feeling of being judged, or found lacking or lesser;
not being able to "get a word in", or not being replied to, answered, or acknowledged after speaking;
feeling defensive against the person's condescension;
dealing with continuous criticism, corrections, and unsolicited, unrequested advice or "help";
getting continually advised, taught, and told about things that one knows about or is quite well-versed in;
having a feeling that one is being judged critically for appearance, grooming, attractiveness, and cleanliness;
feeling like the person keeps competing against you, one-upping you, trying to "prove" that you're "not all that" or that they ARE;
knowing that mutually agreed upon plans or invitations are likely not going to be kept intact or followed through;
having a feeling of either being "too rich" or "too poor" when around the person;
having to explain something several times because the person can not seem to absorb or comprehend what you're saying, and may even argue with you about something they can't know anything about (such as your own medical benefits, or what the electrician said earlier only to you).
feeling like one is getting pelted continuously with small pebbles, or dragged around on the ground, but not clearly knowing why;
feelings that seem to suddenly change (and that's not part of one's usual personality profile) from feeling comfortable, accepted, and liked to a foreboding feeling that rejection or abandonment is coming;
vague sense of worrying that one is being tricked, manipulated, or being laughed at behind one's back;
sense of walking on eggshells: an intuitive sense that one needs to be extra, extra careful about what they talk about because it seems like the person might be easily upset, offended, embarrassed, and possibly enraged;
strange feeling of anxiety that feels like something from childhood having to do with shame or doing something wrong, but there is nothing real that one has actually done "wrong';
having a feeling of being targeted for humiliation and put-downs, but perhaps not being able to pin down exactly why;
feeling of anxiety or a kind of shame when talking to other people who may or may not already be friends;
general feeling of being "not good enough";
having a general feeling of loneliness, being left out or left behind, even depression or serious anxiety issues that may or may not seem related to real events.
a "strong" presence that's often mistaken for healthy confidence or even physical strength;
a feeling in one's self of being in the presence of an "authority figure", like a parent, teacher, or manager;
a feeling of not being taken seriously, or believed;
a feeling of being judged, or found lacking or lesser;
not being able to "get a word in", or not being replied to, answered, or acknowledged after speaking;
feeling defensive against the person's condescension;
dealing with continuous criticism, corrections, and unsolicited, unrequested advice or "help";
getting continually advised, taught, and told about things that one knows about or is quite well-versed in;
having a feeling that one is being judged critically for appearance, grooming, attractiveness, and cleanliness;
feeling like the person keeps competing against you, one-upping you, trying to "prove" that you're "not all that" or that they ARE;
knowing that mutually agreed upon plans or invitations are likely not going to be kept intact or followed through;
having a feeling of either being "too rich" or "too poor" when around the person;
having to explain something several times because the person can not seem to absorb or comprehend what you're saying, and may even argue with you about something they can't know anything about (such as your own medical benefits, or what the electrician said earlier only to you).
feeling like one is getting pelted continuously with small pebbles, or dragged around on the ground, but not clearly knowing why;
feelings that seem to suddenly change (and that's not part of one's usual personality profile) from feeling comfortable, accepted, and liked to a foreboding feeling that rejection or abandonment is coming;
vague sense of worrying that one is being tricked, manipulated, or being laughed at behind one's back;
sense of walking on eggshells: an intuitive sense that one needs to be extra, extra careful about what they talk about because it seems like the person might be easily upset, offended, embarrassed, and possibly enraged;
strange feeling of anxiety that feels like something from childhood having to do with shame or doing something wrong, but there is nothing real that one has actually done "wrong';
having a feeling of being targeted for humiliation and put-downs, but perhaps not being able to pin down exactly why;
feeling of anxiety or a kind of shame when talking to other people who may or may not already be friends;
general feeling of being "not good enough";
having a general feeling of loneliness, being left out or left behind, even depression or serious anxiety issues that may or may not seem related to real events.
