A subdued narcissist?

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Posted by Dave Kelly on March 31, 2000 at 21:22:46:

In Reply to: Excellent description posted by Cory on March 31, 2000 at 15:29:23:


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  • Subdued demeanor. Persons of the Inventive type are energetic, but phlegmatic in temperament. "They can be quiet, rather private, subdued in demeanor, and have artistic interests and aesthetic sensibilities (Riso, 102)."

    : Yes, sounds a lot like me. But, isn't this an introverted statement? I see the Inventive type as being primarily XNXP. I think it's the Extraverted iNtuition which gives the Inventive their unique personality.

    Indication of Mark Twain's stage demeanor from Acting Naturely by Knoper, pg. 65

    He would walk on stage seemingly absorbed in thought, then startledly notice the audience - and there was the joke. But if apparent absorption was put in service of effect, effect could also be subordinated to absorption. The seeming somnolence, laziness, drunkenness, and indolence that reporters noted in his drawling, his shuffle, and his lounging brought many of them to characterize his lectures as untheatrical, undramatic, moderate, quiet, and subdued.

    December 99 Ask the Expert - Shy NPD


    Could you describe the sort of narcissistic personality that comes
    across as shy and sensitive?

    It's possible.

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