Are you an introvert or just a covert narcissist? Test!
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Buddy
The Living Force
Perceval said:Just redid it with all of the above in mind and got 16/50. Then again, I'm a Gemini.
I'm Gemini too and if I took it again, I'd probably score differently too and probably due to some ambivalence. I might even experience some anxiety at the time of taking any kind of test and that might influence the results because of so many past experiences where it was obvious what assumptions or reasons are implied by certain answers. Yet, I could make a particular choice for an entirely different reason and then worry as to the significance of an improper scoring or whatever.
Maybe I get caught in overthinking things sometimes because people do tend to complicate stuff unnecessarily and frustration might set in.
I might feel like saying, "just tell me what you need, ok? You want me to be what you call narcissistic? You need that from me? You need me to NOT be what you call narcissistic? Is that what you need? Whatever you need, just tell me what you're trying to accomplish and I'll work it out." By which I mean to imply that I'll figure out how to get your job done in a way that's beneficial for everyone if that's possible.
I don't even fully know why I said all the above except that maybe it will help somebody to know me a bit better and that could be a good thing. Today's a good day to die and I will simply be as impeccable with my intent as I can for today. :)
Mrs.Tigersoap
The Living Force
21/50
David
Jedi Master
Who’s answering the questions, is it more the emotional centre, the thinking centre using memory of situations, which might not be that accurate to begin with... and then what kind of day did one have, what was one doing before taking the test... Perhaps one is already primed for Me Me to a lesser or grater degree, covertly or otherwise... and the reality of what passes as truth, is more like a lie... what ever is convenient at that moment, characteristically or uncharacteristically.
Can one be sure that one is answering truthfully.
And would there be any benefit in taking the questions, and rewording them, for somebody else... to answer.
1. Dose _____ sometimes seem get lost in his/her own thoughts about his/her problems and relationships.
Was wondering if that would be closer to reality, and then plug in the answers, or would that give totally incorrect results? Or would they... ??? I might be falling all over myself here... duh!
Can one be sure that one is answering truthfully.
And would there be any benefit in taking the questions, and rewording them, for somebody else... to answer.
1. Dose _____ sometimes seem get lost in his/her own thoughts about his/her problems and relationships.
Was wondering if that would be closer to reality, and then plug in the answers, or would that give totally incorrect results? Or would they... ??? I might be falling all over myself here... duh!
Funny thing I just noticed... this question is for people who may have thought they were shy, or who have been labeled "shy" by others, and how many NOT shy people have just come along and thought that the test would measure something in them.
Well, obviously, I'm not shy so the results I got were pretty predictable. How many others of you (besides Jefferson, who is so not-shy it's hilarious that he would even take the test) are really NOT shy???
Well, obviously, I'm not shy so the results I got were pretty predictable. How many others of you (besides Jefferson, who is so not-shy it's hilarious that he would even take the test) are really NOT shy???
Heimdallr said:
The same here. But I wouldn't call it shy, but very self-conscious. Even now, when need to talk in front of a group of people, and even if my brain is calm, my body has a mind of its own and can release the stress by shaking and what not. Still working on it.
WIN 52
The Living Force
Laura said:
24/50
I have been labeled shy by many people yet I don't see that in myself. It's more like being reserved from my perspective. It's llike not being willing to open up to someone till I have an idea of what they are, based on what they say and do. It is the way that I use to navigate through this life.
I'm not shy... though when i was a kid apparently i played alone alot. But i think being shoved into the 'spotlight' from an early age (by my mother) i learnt to deal with it, in a not so functional way; this on top of never-ending 'activities', constantly meeting new people, and moving every 2 years up to age 13, i think any shyness mutated into a clown. I took the test because i thought it might be useful, and because it's often interesting to read the analysis (about myself!).
The actual title of the test, rather than of the article, is just "Are you a Covert Narcissist?", i.e. with no reference to shyness or introversion.
Given that, I'm not sure that too much could be read into one's test results as to how they might relate to whether one is shy or introverted. . .
Given that, I'm not sure that too much could be read into one's test results as to how they might relate to whether one is shy or introverted. . .
Buddy
The Living Force
Laura said:
My internal experience of myself is "not shy", but due to experiences growing up, there are still factors that might induce shyness. It seems the older I get and the more I learn and experience, the less and less likely that is to happen now. Most of the time, if I come across as shy, it's probably due to being suspicious of someone's motives - especially a test-maker's. That's most likely related to a certain unnamed organization I mistakenly got involved with many years ago and about which we had an email correspondence at one point in my history here.
theos
The Living Force
I'm much, much less shy than I used to be and used to be labeled as shy by others. Now that I think about it, I haven't heard anyone describe me in that way for quite some time, though I would never be accused of being a big talker. I answered the questions with my whole life in mind, not just now.
onemen
Jedi
I scored 41/50
You’re a covert narcissist. It’s what some researchers call the dark side of introversion: All the introspection that’s typical of introverts, plus the entitlement and grandiosity that comes along with narcissism.
No surprise, for me, upon reading this test, i already knew where i would fit. Because it have been my observation of how much time i spend in visualization of imaginary scenarios involving me or fantasizing people talking about me. For the most part in response to negative feeling when perceiving how i was not being considered as I though i should be. is think it's internal considering mode because i considered myself higher and consider the others and the world lower. External considering would be considering myself lower and considering the others and people higher i guess.
You’re a covert narcissist. It’s what some researchers call the dark side of introversion: All the introspection that’s typical of introverts, plus the entitlement and grandiosity that comes along with narcissism.
No surprise, for me, upon reading this test, i already knew where i would fit. Because it have been my observation of how much time i spend in visualization of imaginary scenarios involving me or fantasizing people talking about me. For the most part in response to negative feeling when perceiving how i was not being considered as I though i should be. is think it's internal considering mode because i considered myself higher and consider the others and the world lower. External considering would be considering myself lower and considering the others and people higher i guess.
