TEST 1 · REFLECTION

How high does your narcissus bloom?

A playful self-test of your narcissistic side

Read each statement and choose honestly what fits you. Nobody is watching: your answers are not stored anywhere.

AShiningadmiration
1. When I walk into a room, people may well notice.
2. I find it easy and enjoyable to talk about what I have achieved.
3. A compliment lifts me more than almost anything else.
4. Secretly, I think I am more special than most people.
BPrecedenceentitlement and rivalry
5. Rules that apply to everyone sometimes feel excessive for me.
6. If someone else gets the credit I deserved, I find it hard to let go.
7. I feel I deserve more than I usually get.
8. It annoys me when others don’t see how well I do things.
CWoundingthe quiet side
9. Criticism stays with me for days, even when it was minor.
10. I quickly feel overlooked.
11. When someone else shines, I sometimes feel myself shrinking.
12. Without other people’s approval, I soon start to doubt myself.

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Narcissism is a scale, not a verdict. Your score varies with the situation and the relationship, and for most people it falls with age. This is a playful mirror, loosely based on research, not a diagnosis.