Are you a narcissist?
The words thrown around the most often, the most lightly, are often the words being used the most incorrectly. Retard. Gay. Slag. Obese. Anorexic. Narcissist. All of these words are used quite often in place of words we really mean- stupid, chubby, slim, vain. You get the gist. Today I thought I'd talk to you about the word "narcissist" , not only because it's a word I have had flung at me before but because yesterday there was outrage at the incorrect use of the word in a very important topic of discussion. Yesterday, broadcaster Joan Bakewell suggested that having an eating disorder was a sign of narcissism. She said "To be unhappy because you are the wrong weight is a sign of the overindulgence of our society, over-introspection, narcissism really". I for one was shocked, and I know I was not alone. Let's look at the definition of narcissism, shall we? "Narcissism: Excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one...