The Social Climbing Narcissist

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[youngblood]

It's hard for an honest person who plays by the rules to succeed in life, when they have to deal with narcissists.

[youngblood]

Narcissists will dump and forget all about you, when they don't need any more favors.

[geric.]

Yes! It also happens in the reverse. If you become too successful the narcissist might drop you because they could perceive (jealousy) someone else’s accomplishments as something make them look less than, an ego injury.

[heatherheather]

“If you are a fancy, shiny person…you are narcissism crack”. Love it!🤣👍

[p.w.]

Sometimes they act like they don't care about social status, but they sure don't like people who have higher status. And, I feel like it doesn't necessarily have to be social status, it could be anything that elevates another person. Narcissistic people are jealous by nature.

[chiyerano]

I am thankful that I am not always what or who a narcissist wants.

[b-six-twelve]

I knew that a married colleague who was being inappropriate with me in our grad program was a narcissist when I realized he was mean to the people considered less talented by the profs but full of flattery and other kinds of love bombing to those of us in stronger standing. The bad part, though, was that when I called him out on his behavior and took a step back from him he began seeking out the people closest to me and doing favors for them, so any hope for support was gone because of what a “nice guy” he “turned out to be.”

[kiravampira]

*Every. single.* move they make and word they say is carefully planned. Wondering if they lash out so often at their victims because all this (unnecessary) mental work exhausts them.

[yaminiayachitam]

I like your new look, Dr. Ramani!🥰 Narcissists play really carefully around high achievers or rich people. They laugh at every joke or be kind to them, while they are not even listening to the scapegoat. They also do triangulation to torture the scapegoat.

[sushmayen]

It's difficult to deal with a narcissist who is very cold hearted and destroys people and use them for social climbing or any other requirement

[MynameisThirteen]

12:09 "narcissistic people don't always have the best frontal lobe" the way I laughed and rolled my eyes at that. It's absolutely true! My ex was HORRIBLE at covering his tracks. He had absolutely no self awareness that other people have eyes and brains to figure out what is going on. And then he complained about why his friends kept ghosting him.

I always hated the way he fawned at people he wanted to get close to. He viewed every possible friendship as a transaction. He would literally say out loud what he thought he could get from them. And then when he was trying to get into their good graces he looked like such a fool to me. He always reminded me of a used cars salesman.

[monongahelacats]

My mom worked in a place where lots of celebrities came in. I heard about each one for years, literally. The name dropping was ridiculous.

[fabianamatano]

🧠🧠🧠" ...Narcissistic people don't use the best of their frontal lobe..." 🧠🧠🧠. I sort of had this feeling... Just getting Doc Ramani's confirmation is a relief!!!

[calebboaz]

Working in LA & Entertainment. I needed this 🖤

[dianneswain]

My son is an engineer. My narc DIL put on her social media after they got married that she’s an “engineery wife” 🙄while telling my son “ you know your engineering degree is the easiest type to get.”

[KS.witchywoman]

This perfectly describes my mother. She has sought status like a series of check boxes. She still does some of this now in her 80s. It never stops.

[dgvfsa]

This explains why my "new bestie's" first words were, "Yay, I finally have a pretty girlfriend". That was her claim to fame. Collecting people who made her look good. I'm now "No Contact". Bye bye!

[michignamymichigan]

It seams they never run out of persons to use for trianulating their victims.

[ZDR]

In other words, if you're popular, crazy, rich, or good-looking, you are a narcissist or being pursued by a narcissist...

[athenaelie]

" I never trust a narcissist, but they love me " - T.S