Minusonbit's confirmed mental illness
 

Read the symptons below and you will see how he EXACTLY fits the profile.

Keith Kimmel, one of three men charged with the theft of more than $200,000 in Ameritech equipment this summer, identifies himself with Martin Luther King Jr. as he fights for consumer rights to low priced telecommunications services and free access to proprietary information about how devices work. Such ideas might be typical of people claiming to be "hackers." But Kimmel's parents suggest his alleged actions may be related to a psychiatric condition. Police arrested Keith Kimmel on July 29, along with two other Mishawaka men. Kimmel, who is president of the South Bend Hackers Club, was charged in July with two Class C felonies in connection with the break-ins.

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"That's his name ShortFuse. The group was called South Bend Hackers Group/Club or something. I still have a folder somewhere with all his details.. Remember when he was causeing shit, so i did some "research" on him. I still have that filed away somewhere hahaha.
It was actually a personality disorder, namely narccisstic personality disorder."

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Pathological narcissism occurs in a spectrum of severity [6]. In its more extreme forms, it is narcissistic personality disorder. NPD is considered to result from a person's belief that he or she is flawed in a way that makes the person fundamentally unacceptable to others [7]. This belief is held below the person?s conscious awareness; such a person would typically deny thinking such a thing, if questioned. In order to protect themselves against the intolerably painful rejection and isolation that (they imagine) would follow if others recognised their supposedly defective nature, such people make strong attempts to control others? view of them and behaviour towards them.

Psychologists commonly believe that pathological narcissism results from an impairment in the quality of the person?s relationship with their primary caregivers, usually their parents, in that the parents were unable to form a healthy, empathic attachment to them. This results in the child conceiving of themselves as unimportant and unconnected to others. The child typically comes to believe that he or she has some defect of personality which makes them unvalued and unwanted [6].

To the extent that people are pathologically narcissistic, they can be controlling, blaming, self-absorbed, intolerant of others? views, unaware of others' needs and of the effects of their behavior on others, and insistent that others see them as they wish to be seen [4]. They may also demand certain behavior from their children because they see the children as extensions of themselves, and need the children to represent them in the world in ways that meet the parents? emotional needs [8]. (For example, a narcissistic father who was a lawyer demanded that his son, who had always been treated as the "favorite" in the family, enter the legal profession as well. When the son chose another career, the father rejected and disparaged him.)

These traits will lead overly narcissistic parents to be very intrusive in some ways, and entirely neglectful in others. The children are punished if they do not respond adequately to the parents? needs. This punishment may take a variety of forms, including physical abuse, angry outbursts, blame, attempts to instill guilt, emotional withdrawal, and criticism. Whatever form it takes, the purpose of the punishment is to enforce compliance with the parents' narcissistic needs[8].

People who are overly narcissistic commonly feel rejected, humiliated and threatened when criticised. To protect themselves from these dangers, they often react with disdain, rage, and/or defiance to any slight criticism, real or imagined [9]. To avoid such situations, some narcissistic people withdraw socially and may feign modesty or humility.

There is a broad spectrum of pathologically narcissistic personalities, styles, and reactions -- from the very mild, reactive and transient, to the severe and inflexible narcissistic personality disorder.

Though individuals with NPD are often ambitious and capable, the inability to tolerate setbacks, disagreements or criticism, along with lack of empathy, make it difficult for such individuals to work cooperatively with others or to maintain long-term professional achievements [10]. With narcissistic personality disorder, the person's perceived fantastic grandiosity, often coupled with a hypomanic mood, is typically not commensurate with his or her real accomplishments.

The exploitativeness, sense of entitlement, lack of empathy, disregard for others, and constant need for attention inherent in NPD, adversely affects interpersonal relationships. Individuals with NPD frequently select as mates, and engender in their children, "co-narcissism," which is a term coined to refer to a co-dependent personality style similar to co-alcoholism and co-dependency [8]. Co-narcissists organize themselves around the needs of others. They feel responsible for others, accept blame readily, are eager to please, defer to others? opinions, and fear being considered selfish if they act assertively.

tell me something i already didn't know.

his parents in 2000 told a newspaper he suffered from a mental illness.


this thread and every other one mentioning him are what he craves - we are helping him have the best week of his entire life. this is like spending a week in the Playboy Mansion with 50 Playmates to himself for him.

Narcisistic Personality Disorder

DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria

A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy. The disorder begins by early adulthood and is indicated by at least five of the following:

An exaggerated sense of self-importance

Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love

Believes he is "special" and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions).

Requires excessive admiration

Has a sense of entitlement.

Takes advantage of others to achieve

Lacks empathy

The patient is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him.

Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or narcisistic

Clinical Features

Patients with Narcisistic Personality Disorder exaggerate their achievements and talents, and are surprised when they do not receive the recognition they expect.

Their inflated self-evaluation implies a thinly veiled devaluation of others and their accomplishments.

Narcisistic patients only pursue relationships that they perceive will benefit them in some way.

Interpersonally, they are very entitled, expecting others to meet their needs immediately and can become quite indignant if this does not happen.

These patients are self-absorbed and unable to respond to the needs of others.

Any perception of criticism is poorly tolerated

Next week when everybody forgets about him will be hell though. Hes getting the most attention he ever had right now and once this is over he will go nuts.