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Can you explain the Overt/Grandiose Narcissist type? /gen
A character I headcanon as NPD has this subtype and I want to handle their character in a respectful manner
Iām going to copy paste the description I wrote for how to write characters with overt/grandiose NPD!
The more overt/grandiose are usually reactive with anger or frustration when their mindset is challenged, burying their vulnerability to the point they refuse to acknowledge or look at that part of themself. They are usually deeply angered when people try to tell them that there is something wrong with them, as the idea of being seen as imperfect or flawed makes them feel exposed or out of control. When they are alone in their own thoughts, peopleās words or criticisms may circle in their mind like a rumination, making them feel like they need to reassert their power to āproveā those people wrong and ensure their image is perfect. They DO have high vulnerability and insecurity, they just cope with it by trying to run away from it because their vulnerability can feel scary to face, as it challenges their idea of being perfect. Instead of blaming oneself, the blame goes outwards onto people, society, or their unluckiness. The main struggle of people with highly grandiose NPD is a lack of control over peopleās perception of them. This lack of control can lead to the anger response that we see sometimes. Whatās important to pay attention to is that this mindset very often comes from a trauma or fear theyāre unable to process, such as being abused emotionally or physically. They felt like they were out of control, weak, or degraded as a child, so now they need to be the one in power instead. This trauma may be deeply repressed, as admitting to it would mean admitting to vulnerability. But it WILL show up, they may experience flashbacks or other PTSD symptoms that they suffer through alone, out of fear that others will judge them for their weakness. They may even brush off the trauma, acting as if it wasnāt a big deal and didnāt even affect them at all. Theyāre also often highly competitive, with games, sports, opinions even. They may push others into competing verbally, physically, or intellectually just to feed their ego and prove something to themself or others. People may even be annoyed or confused by this because the person with NPD craves conflict while others see things like board games and conversations more casually. Writing highly grandiose NPD is the harder choice because itās usually the kind of archetype that gets villainized in media. The most important piece is recognizing their vulnerabilities. Make the reader understand and sympathize with their pain, help them understand that they were once a child with a different reality, give the character breakdowns they experience when alone, have them experience the feeling of emptiness that comes about when they realize they donāt feel truly intimate with anyone, that they only really trust in themself. They may struggle to realize theyāre ānot normalā, believing that other people are simply inferior, but often that belief is challenged when theyāre constantly ending up alone and isolated. If you know Gregory House, heās a good example. He can be cruel, including to people who love him, and he acts like he doesnāt care, but when heās alone he ends up realizing heās suffering from the lack of intimacy, from the fact he devalues and tries to get one over on everyone. And itās a cycle that repeats. Someone with NPD doesnāt just ālearn from failureā and then wake up and change their mindset, they make hundreds of mistakes, often refusing to admit they were mistakes at all. They may know internally that they fucked up, but refuse to admit it to others or even themself. Theyāre very very attached to this defense, as the narcissism is whatās protected them for years of their life.
Ya'll don't often talk about schizoid grandiosity. It's quite fascinating tho isn't it? Let's change that.
I've spent so much time watching and observing interactions, steering them, masking when needed, analyzing people I find interesting. Yet no connection ties me to them. I'll always be satisfied by myself, alone. I'm not reliant on attention from others. I'm perfectly fine taking care of every and all of my needs by myself.
Silly little humans who rely on others, or heck, who rely on ME for their needs. Funny how I could simply cut them off and watch them fall. Funny how everything I do matters to them; has power to upset, hurt or comfort them. It's strangely intoxicating realizing just how much power I hold in my hands. Yet I don't care to go out of my way to cause upset. I rarely care to prevent it either.
While I hold this power, people can't hurt me or make me feel anything in any meaningful way. They're cute attractions I find amusing to watch or annoying pests who constantly require some amount of masking from me. Few things matter enough to feel anything about. Nothing matters when you're an observer of your own life, quietly piloting from the back of your mind in your comfortable inner world where nothing can truly get to you.
How could you not feel above everyone when when you just ARE above them in such a fundamental way.
I forgot to post this
I wanted the whole entire world to see itself through my eyes. A new level of influence.
Caro Claire Burke, from Yesteryear
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Trump at the UN: Destroying America's legacy of goodwill.
September 24, 2025
Robert B. Hubbell
On Tuesday, Trump delivered one of the most offensive, counterproductive, dishonest, ignorant, and embarrassing speeches ever to sully the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations. In sinking to that nadir, Trump surpassed the shameful performances of Muammar Gaddafi, Nikita Khruschev, Fidel Castro, and Yasser Arafat.
Before addressing the substance of Trumpās stain on Americaās relations with the world community, letās answer the most important question first: Why does it matter, and how does Trumpās shameful performance fit into the ongoing efforts to defeat Trump, MAGA extremist ideology, and Republican officeholders at every level?
At root, Trump squandered the hard-earned legacy of goodwill and respect earned by millions of Americans who represented their country abroad by showing the best America has to offer. The emissaries of America who created that goodwill include soldiers and sailors defending global freedom, foreign service staff, foreign aid and healthcare workers, emergency relief responders, and volunteer educators, social workers, and scientists.
The goodwill that Trump squandered on Tuesday did not belong to him. It was a collective asset of the American people that made each of us safer in a dangerous world. Everything Trump touches dies. On Tuesday, he stood before the assembled leaders of the world and put his stubby hands all over Americaās post-war international standing and killed it.
But Trump did more than squander a collective legacy born of sacrifice and selflessness. He created a new obstacle for all Americans who travel abroad or conduct business in other nations. Rather than enjoying the presumption of goodwill, we must overcome the fear that we are Trump supportersāand all that implies about the derision with which he and his supporters view the world.
The men and women who fought, died, and served Americaās interests abroad for the last century should be outraged that their legacy is being squandered to massage the fragile yet monstrous ego of Donald Trump.
We can and will rebuild what Trump destroyed on Tuesday. But it will take decades.
The process of rebuilding that legacy begins with taking back Congress in 2026 and the presidency in 2028. The damage that Trump inflicted on Tuesday is at the core of who we are as Americans and who we aspire to become as a nation in the next century.
Trumpās speech to the UN General Assembly
Trump was given 15 minutes to address the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. He spoke for 57 excruciating minutes that felt like days. I will not explicate his speech. Others have done so. See Fred Kaplan in Slate,Ā Trump U.N.: This might just be the most bonkers speech of his career | And thatās saying a lot.
If there is a passage that encapsulates the haughty arrogance andĀ Dunning-KrugerĀ cluelessness of Trumpās ignorance, it was this:
Iām really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell. ā¦ Iām really good at predicting things. Iāve been right about everything. . . . [America is]the hottest country anywhere in the world, and there is no other country even close.
As Nahal Toosi said of that passage,
It didnāt land well.
See Politico,Ā Trump to the World: Do as I Say.
As explained by Toosi in Politico,
Iāve listened to every speech Trump has given to the U.N. General Assembly. This was the wildest one yet. . . . Trump rambled to an extraordinary degree, even after the broken teleprompter was fixed. He spouted an astonishing number of falsehoods ā yes, even for him ā such as suggesting that London was moving toward adopting Islamic law. He contradicted himself, claiming, for instance, that carbon footprints donāt matter while also bemoaning air pollution in some regions. [Ā¶] Some foreign officials described Trumpās speech on Tuesday as uninformed at best and counterproductive at worst. āHe tells things which are not true,ā one European official complained to [the Politico author] by text.
Trump repeated his lunatic claim that he has āsettledā seven wars in his second term. Every member of the UN General Assembly who heard that statement knew it was a lie before the words had reached the back rows of the Assembly Hall.
The lie is so grotesque that Trump cannot keep track of the alleged āwarsā that he settled. For example, Trump claims that he settled a war between Cambodia and Armenia, countries that are separated by more than 4,000 miles and areĀ not at war.
Trump also claims that he has settled the war between Albania and the non-existent country of Aberbaijan (a mispronunciation of Azerbaijan)ācountries that are not at war. Trump was presumably referring to the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, one of the few conflicts he helped to settle (a process that the Biden administration contributed to significantly).
Trumpās accelerating confusion and ignorance of geography have led to the widespread dissemination of the following fictional map, which illustrates Trumpās muddled view of geography and the fictional wars he has settled:
[I copied the above chart fromĀ Mark Chadbourn āŖ@chadbourn.bsky.social, who attributed the map to Rasmus Jarlov, Chair of Denmarkās Defence Committee. I do not know who actually created the graphic, but it was not me.]
Sadly, the fictional map is grounded in Trumpās confusion about world events and his role in shaping them.
If you want more details about Trumpās truly awful speech, PBS has compiled and organized video snippets by topic. SeeĀ PBS,Ā 7 key moments from Trumpās U.N. speech.
The GuardianĀ also provided good coverage of the speech:Ā Trump calls for nations to close borders and expel foreigners in UN speech: āYour countries are being ruinedā.
I know from corresponding with readers that among the community of subscribers to this newsletter are retired foreign service officers, ambassadors, and senior military leaders who served in Europe. If you feel comfortable commenting on the speech, I invite you to post your comments. If you prefer to keep your comments anonymous, please email me at [email protected], and I will post them anonymously.
Trump changes policy on support for Ukraine
Amidst the carnage of Trumpās rambling comments to the UN General Assembly, Trump announced two significant policy shifts. First, he said that Ukraine was entitled to recover its sovereign territory seized by Russia. Trump had previously said that Ukraine should cede territory to Russia to end the war. SeeĀ The Guardian,Ā Trump says he believes Ukraine can regain all land lost to Russia since 2022 invasion
In addition, Trump said that NATO countries should āshoot downā Russian aircraft that invade NATO airspace. See ABC,Ā Trump says NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate their airspace.
Both changes in policy are significant. The question is whether they are permanent. Stay tuned.
[Robert B Hubbell Newsletter]
Narcissism
Can I just say how fucking annoying it is that people call other people narcissistic so flippantly? Narcissism is an actual, diagnosable condition. And it has similar symptoms to other conditions, just like anything else. Feelings of grandiosity are often labelled as narcissism, without any consideration of other conditions. It's so fucking frustrating. Not every fucking person you don't like is narcissistic.
My family refers to my mother and my great grandmother as narcissists, when no one actually know that's true. It's used as a blanket term to reference only one part of the overall issue.
ALSO, what is considered manipulation is also demonized to an unreasonable degree. Manipulation comes in many forms. People forget that manipulation can be a learned behavior used to protect oneself. It also can be a product of a sense of helplessness, feeling like everything is so out of control, that you need to cling to any semblence of control, through manipulation or other social behaviors.
I want to scream. We need to realize that a lot of negative behaviors, while not always excusable, are a product of something negative that person has had to go through.
question aimed towards narcissists specifically but not exclusively, what counts as "gradiosity" or "delusions of grandeur"? like, my immediate reaction is just, well, everybody has that- everybody wants to be important, be great, be talented, and be acknowledged/admired for it, etc. but i'm afraid i'm falling into the "everybody's on the spectrum" mindset, right? what's the deal with that?