To ask for your best armchair psychology

[amamdaandmark]

How would you best describe someone who:

• is very paranoid, e.g. someone who doesn't reply to a text must be ignoring them
• owns a property abroad and believes everyone is out to take advantage, so "how was your holiday" is people trying to hint that they want a freebie
• can't buy appropriate gifts so gets presents that they would enjoy e.g. theatre tickets for their own favourite play for someone who doesn't enjoy the theatre
• is very very invested in reality/ competition based TV shows and the goings on of the royal family, gets annoyed with characters who don't behave according to their own moral code
• finds it hard to complement others, very critical but does not see themselves as a critical person
• oversteps boundaries such as rearranging others' furniture without being asked to, doesn't understand why this is annoying

A bit of a prick?

A total cunt?

Complete twat?

Sounds like a very self absorbed person. Are they retired with too much time on their hands? Lack of social life?

Bellend

Insufferable jackass.

A paranoid narcissist.

A very lonely person.

Self-centred (ie cannot step outside themself to see things from another perspective).

Youre describing my mother.

Self-centred and obtuse?

• paranoid, anxious and self-absorbed, overthinker
• paranoid, that one is sad actually
• lack of empathy / interest in others. Insular
• not much to say about this one – could be any type of person really
• insecure, lack of self-awareness
• this is actually bizarre. Not much insight into or empathy for other people, self-absorbed again – doesn’t appreciate that other people are entirely separate entities to them. Poor sense of self?

Do they spend a lot of time by themselves?

• is very paranoid, e.g. someone who doesn't reply to a text must be ignoring them Insecure, self-centred
• owns a property abroad and believes everyone is out to take advantage, so "how was your holiday" is people trying to hint that they want a freebie Insecure, self-centred and chip on their shoulder, maybe been abused previously though
• can't buy appropriate gifts what does that mean? People rarely buy me gifts I like so gets presents that they would enjoy e.g. theatre tickets for their own favourite play for someone who doesn't enjoy the theatre a lot of people do this! normal
• is very very invested in reality/ competition based TV shows so are millions and the goings on of the royal family my cousins love Royals, they aren't self-centred, it's a common hobby, my cousins are romantics, gets annoyed with characters who don't behave according to their own moral code Doesn't everyone behave according to own moral code and get annoyed at others who don't? Half of MN threads wouldn't exist if people like that didn't exist.
• finds it hard to complement others, very critical but does not see themselves as a critical person Insecure, self-centred
• oversteps boundaries such as rearranging others' furniture without being asked to, doesn't understand why this is annoying

Bossy as a 1940s head nurse.

Insecure, self-centred & bossy. Sounds kind of pretty normal.

Thanks everyone, this has been helpful

Bit of a narcissist possibly.

Quite self centred, not very trusting.
Quite sad really

And well rearranging other people's furniture is just quite bizzare - whos furniture are they rearranging??

I assume very close family to re-arrange furniture my MIL might have done that, 'this chair would be much better over there' or 'I got your FIL to move the table a bit closer to the window while you were out, to make room for the high chair.' (I put the high chair the other side grr). But she was well meaning.

Insufferable.

This sounds a bit like a friend who I have distanced myself from. She’s completely self-absorbed and is very black and white in her thinking. She definitely has narcissistic traits, but also some ASD traits. I don’t think she’d qualify for an official diagnosis though.

I think there is a type called "vulnerable narcissist" and these people feel like they are not loved enough, but they are self absorbed and don't realise how their behaviour impacts others, and may end up pushing others away. Just speculation, though!

A hint of paranoia, mixed with a high level of grandiosity and self absorption, followed by a shot of narcissism.
A dream human I’d say… 🤣

Your mother?

Hard work.