Mean Monday: Ryan Manning, here is your coveted attention
Ryan Manning is a persona only able to exist in the 21st Century blogosphere. His attention whore antics, flagrant theft of authors and sexual innuendoes have been filling the blog rolls since my first introduction to blogs almost 2 years ago. Amazingly, Ryan has never been called out for his behavior. I think people dismiss him as the little brother who is slow in mental capacity and clumsily claps his hands when excited.
He’s not a retard. He’s a narcissist. Here’s a blurb from http://www.narcissisticabuse.com/ :
Narcissism is categorized as a personality disorder by the mental health profession. It is referred to as NPD or Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Few are ever diagnosed because few go to therapy. Narcissism is not high self-esteem, but a condition where the typical narcissist suffers from
- Preoccupation with hiding real or perceived flaws
- Overestimation of importance, achievements, talents and skills
- Maladaptive attention seeking behavior
- Inability to empathize with others
- Excessive anger and shame in response to criticism often resulting in rage
The narcissist will often manipulate others, especially partners, to control them. Projection and blame are hallmarks of this manipulation. It is estimated that 85% of narcissists are males.
The sole item missing from the narcissistic abuse website definition is a picture of Ryan looking smarmy.
I will address each attribute with an example after the break.
