# How narcissistic are you (according to Dr. Drew Pinsky anyway)? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2009, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151 "2009-04-15T05:13:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/141 "2011-02-04T01:19:54Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Somebody needs to tell Dr. Drew or whoever wrote that test about false dilemmas and excluded middles. Seriously. The entire test was me saying “Well I don’t necessarily feel embarrassed when _x_ happens, but I would prefer it not to occur… I definitely don’t prefer when _x_ happens, anyway” and choosing the lesser of 2 wrong answers. FWIW: total score of 3. Authority: 0.00 Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 Superiority: 1.00 Exhibitionism: 0.00 Exploitativeness: 1.00 Vanity: 0.00 Entitlement: 0.00 ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/142 "2011-02-04T02:12:03Z")
19 Authority: 5.00 Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 Superiority: 5.00 Exhibitionism: 2.00 Exploitativeness: 2.00 Vanity: 1.00 Entitlement: 3.00 Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/143 "2011-02-04T02:26:03Z")
HEY EVERYBODY, LOOK AT ME! I GOT A… 5, actually. It’s a stupid quiz, though. Not all the answers are mutually exclusive. You can like getting compliments and still get embarrassed over them. Likewise, you can daydream about being the focus of the crowd, but blush like crazy when someone looks at you. And… I could go, but the posters above me already went there. So I’m just going to go with “I didn’t like it.” ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/144 "2011-02-04T03:44:51Z")
I know people think it’s a stupid quiz- but if it’s meaningless how can you explain the much higher average among celebrities? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/145 "2011-02-04T04:58:42Z")
I took it again and got a 15 this time. Not sure what questions I answered differently but apparently I become more authoritative and exploitative as I get older. (I wonder if on average 50 year olds score higher or lower than 25 year olds and 75 year olds on this.) New score- 15. Authority: 3.00 Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 Superiority: 4.00 Exhibitionism: 3.00 Exploitativeness: 3.00 Vanity: 0.00 Entitlement: 1.00 Original score: Quote: Your Score- 12 Authority: 2.00 Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 Superiority: 4.00 Exhibitionism: 3.00 Exploitativeness: 1.00 Vanity: 0.00 Entitlement: 1.00 ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/146 "2011-02-04T05:25:22Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I know people think it’s a stupid quiz- but if it’s meaningless how can you explain the much higher average among celebrities? YOu don’t think it’s maybe possible that people with loads of cash and help to wait on them might have an inflated sense of self worth? ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/147 "2011-02-04T05:28:06Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Somebody needs to tell Dr. Drew or whoever wrote that test about false dilemmas and excluded middles. Indeed. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/148 "2011-02-04T05:39:35Z")
> [@Acid\_Lamp](#): > > YOu don’t think it’s maybe possible that people with loads of cash and help to wait on them might have an inflated sense of self worth? I definitely think that’s the case. What I’m saying is that if the quiz is total BS, what’s the explanation for there being huge differences in results between an average person and an average celebrity? Clearly they’re answering the questions differently than average people. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/149 "2011-02-05T06:12:47Z")
Your Total: 12 Authority: 2.00 Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 Superiority: 3.00 Exhibitionism: 3.00 Exploitativeness: 2.00 Vanity: 1.00 Entitlement: 0.00 ---
**Author:** ![gone2thedogs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@gone2thedogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gone2thedogs)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/150 "2011-02-05T06:31:22Z")
Hey, I work for the fed govt! And I got a 17 Narcissistic Trait Strength of Trait Authority: 5.00 Self-Sufficiency: 5.00 Superiority: 2.00 Exhibitionism: 0.00 Exploitativeness: 3.00 Vanity: 0.00 Entitlement: 2.00 Although I have to disagree with the exploitativeness… ---
**Author:** ![Fendaril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Fendaril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fendaril)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/151 "2011-07-25T16:45:09Z")
Score:18 Authority: 1.00 Self-Sufficiency: 4.00 Superiority: 2.00 Exhibitionism: 4.00 Exploitativeness: 2.00 Vanity: 1.00 Entitlement: 4.00 ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/152 "2011-07-25T17:33:49Z")
Score: 7 Authority: 5.00 Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 Superiority: 0.00 Exhibitionism: 0.00 Exploitativeness: 1.00 Vanity: 0.00 Entitlement: 0.00 ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/153 "2011-07-25T21:00:38Z")
Authority: 1.00 Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 Superiority: 2.00 Exhibitionism: 2.00 Exploitativeness: 0.00 Vanity: 0.00 Entitlement: 0.00 Boy, you fuck _one_ goat… ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/154 "2011-07-25T21:14:02Z")
NFM = 6 Authority: 2.00 Self-Sufficiency: 2.00 Superiority: 1.00 Exhibitionism: 0.00 Exploitativeness: 1.00 Vanity: 0.00 Entitlement: 0.00 ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/155 "2011-07-25T21:35:08Z")
I got a 3. Now stop looking at me!!! ---
**Author:** ![myrnajean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@myrnajean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myrnajean)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/156 "2011-07-25T21:35:42Z")
Your Total: 11 :dubious: Whaaaa? I’m like in negative numbers!! Between 12 and 15 is average. Celebrities often score closer to 18. Narcissists score over 20. Authority: 5.00 Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 Superiority: 2.00 Exhibitionism: 0.00 Exploitativeness: 1.00 Vanity: 1.00 Entitlement: 1.00 ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/157 "2011-07-25T21:38:44Z")
I’m an 8. Woo Hoo! Authority: 0.00 Self-Sufficiency: 3.00 Superiority: 3.00 Exhibitionism: 0.00 Exploitativeness: 0.00 Vanity: 0.00 Entitlement: 2.00 Working in a blue-collar environment, where I am usually far-and-away the smartest person in the room, does contribute to the fairly high superiority score, no doubt. Plus the fact that I’m awesome. But I really have no interest in being in charge because being the boss usually means interacting with other people and I hate that. It’s easier if I just handle it myself and don’t have to deal with morons who’ll just do it wrong anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151/158 "2011-07-26T02:42:51Z")
Your Total: 7 Between 12 and 15 is average. Celebrities often score closer to 18. Narcissists score over 20. Here’s how you rated on the seven component traits of narcissism: Narcissistic Trait Strength of Trait Authority: 2.00 Self-Sufficiency: 1.00 Superiority: 2.00 Exhibitionism: 1.00 Exploitativeness: 1.00 Vanity: 0.00 Entitlement: 0.00 I was raised by someone with narcissistic personallity disorder; I could have told you I did not qualify even without the quiz. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-narcissistic-are-you-according-to-dr-drew-pinsky-anyway/493151.md?page=7)