Re:Ask HN: How did you fix your narcissism?
by ferdbold on Thursday February 06, 2020 @04:36PM
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Funnily enough, back when I was doing improv at school/university, I've found a great portion of the people there to be among the most self-absorbed people I've ever met. A lot of them were genuinely funny people, but there was a lot of ego, tribalism, people wanting to be stars, etc etc. It was actually one of the reasons why I got scared out of continuing in a local league after graduation, even if I'd done it for four years and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Re:Ask HN: How did you fix your narcissism?
by asdfman123 on Friday February 07, 2020 @10:15AM
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Same happened to me. I was deeply involved in the local improv community for a few years, and it was great at first, but a few toxic people drove me away for good.
My theory is it is a gathering place for people with narcissistic traits -- I mean, part of the appeal is being the center of attention and having everyone think you're brilliant and hilarious.
(Again, though, we all have narcissistic traits, but few of us are actually full-on narcissists.)