My OperaFPD, the Flamer Personality Disorder?!!
Saturday, August 2, 2008 10:24:30 AM
Internet Troll as a form of mental illness
W. Beaty, 2001
FPD Symptoms:
1.Namecaller: This defines the flamer. "Flamer" means "namecaller"... -->
2. Competitive/argumentative: flamers are fighters; verbal brawlers. We greatly enjoy arguments for their own sake, and will start flamewars intentionally.... -->
3. Amoral: we think that our insults, verbal abuse, character attacks, and even death threats are perfectly acceptable behavior, once "justified"... -->
4. Vengeful: flamers believe that once an insult has been received, it becomes perfectly acceptable to return the insult, or even to embark on a longrunning insult stream... -->
5. Deceitful: we see nothing wrong with deception and distortion as long as we're not caught... -->
6. Narcisstic: we have extreme vanity, taking the form of an exquisite sensitivity to anything which even SLIGHTLY resembles an insult... -->
7. Paranoid: we flamers constantly display secretive behavior, being careful to never freely discuss personal info about our schooling, experience, everyday lives... -->
8. No self-doubt. Perfect people never monitor themselves to avoid mistakes... -->
9. Self-blind: No insight into our own flaws and foibles... -->
10. Hypocritical: totally enmeshed in a self-serving bias: "when I do something, it's a pure and justified deed, but when you do exactly the same thing, it's a shameful and disgusting PLOY." -->
11. Self-important: we have a very low opinion of others, and an exalted (if dishonest) opinion of ourselves... -->
12. Denying/projecting: We cannot see reality honestly, but must constantly manipulate it by erasing some parts and distorting others. -->
13. Pervasive, long-standing, intense symptoms -->
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"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience." - anon
FPD Symptoms:
1.Namecaller: This defines the flamer. "Flamer" means "namecaller"... -->
2. Competitive/argumentative: flamers are fighters; verbal brawlers. We greatly enjoy arguments for their own sake, and will start flamewars intentionally.... -->
3. Amoral: we think that our insults, verbal abuse, character attacks, and even death threats are perfectly acceptable behavior, once "justified"... -->
4. Vengeful: flamers believe that once an insult has been received, it becomes perfectly acceptable to return the insult, or even to embark on a longrunning insult stream... -->
5. Deceitful: we see nothing wrong with deception and distortion as long as we're not caught... -->
6. Narcisstic: we have extreme vanity, taking the form of an exquisite sensitivity to anything which even SLIGHTLY resembles an insult... -->
7. Paranoid: we flamers constantly display secretive behavior, being careful to never freely discuss personal info about our schooling, experience, everyday lives... -->
8. No self-doubt. Perfect people never monitor themselves to avoid mistakes... -->
9. Self-blind: No insight into our own flaws and foibles... -->
10. Hypocritical: totally enmeshed in a self-serving bias: "when I do something, it's a pure and justified deed, but when you do exactly the same thing, it's a shameful and disgusting PLOY." -->
11. Self-important: we have a very low opinion of others, and an exalted (if dishonest) opinion of ourselves... -->
12. Denying/projecting: We cannot see reality honestly, but must constantly manipulate it by erasing some parts and distorting others. -->
13. Pervasive, long-standing, intense symptoms -->
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"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience." - anon
