Narcissistic, Aren't We?

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 Me, Myself, and I

These words never die. 

          Mankind has always asked this question; why does one love his/her self? Well, aren't we like this? We often look at the mirror and we groom ourselves. Doesn't that show that we love ourselves? To what degree?

          What is narcissism? Narcissism is a fixation with one’s self. It came from Narcissus, the son of a river god named Cephissus and a nymph named Linope.

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Let me tell you a story that came from a Greek Mythology that is all about a young boy who fell in love with his own reflection. Being too much proud of himself, he despised those who loved him. Nemesis the goddess of revenge noticed his attitude and influenced Narcissus to go to a pool of water, where he could see his reflection. After that, he knelt daily beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty. Unable to leave his reflection, he drowned.

          Nowadays, not all but many people are obsessed with themselves. They often look at the mirror, take selfies, and put too much make up even without special occasions. In Psychology, there is a so called Narcissistic Personality Disorder where it involves arrogant behavior, lack of empathy for other people, and a need of admiration. It can actually lead to selfishness and having this lack of empathy and we may not have friends that we can lean on in times of sorrow. That is how dangerous being a narcissistic in psychology is!

          “Gandang-ganda sa sarili”, “Gwapong-gwapo sa sarili”, or “Pogi Problems” These famous lines are very popular in many social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Of course, not all people who takes slefies a lot and looking at the mirror every time are narcissistic. But too much of those may lead to narcissism that can affect you and the people around you. So ask yourselves. Am I narcissisic?
                                 Okay, so I'll leave you with this picture.

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