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Anime characters that are "Covert/Vulnerable Narcissists"?

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Jan 30, 4:28 PM
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Lately I've been reflecting about my mental health, and after talking with some people in the internet, some came into the conclusion that I might suffer from covert/vulnerable narcissism (Which is different from "overt narcissism", the most mainstream form. Narcissism power-scaling.)
Since one of the ways I like to try to understand people is via anime characters, I would like to know some anime characters that are covert narcissists so I can reflect upon those.

I know of OVERT narcissist characters such as Araga Kiwi, but can't really name any from the other type.
Jan 30, 5:10 PM
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https://myanimelist.net/character/139106/Akane_Minagawa
https://myanimelist.net/anime/32949/Kuzu_no_Honkai

Fucks her students to feel worth.




https://myanimelist.net/character/32380/Eiko_Teruya
https://myanimelist.net/anime/7088/Ichiban_Ushiro_no_Daimaou

Midvert narcissism. Talks about how great her family is even though she only cares about herself.




https://myanimelist.net/character/3360/Sekai_Saionji
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2476/School_Days

She needs to be needed, so she continues fucking Makoto even though Kotonoha is his girlfriend.
Jan 30, 5:53 PM
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Miki Kawai from Koe no Katachi is arguably a covert narcissist. I don't think her characterization in the movie is multi-dimensional enough to help you understand anything about covert narcissism though.
Jan 30, 6:02 PM
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https://myanimelist.net/character/139106/Akane_Minagawa
https://myanimelist.net/anime/32949/Kuzu_no_Honkai

Fucks her students to feel worth.




https://myanimelist.net/character/32380/Eiko_Teruya
https://myanimelist.net/anime/7088/Ichiban_Ushiro_no_Daimaou

Midvert narcissism. Talks about how great her family is even though she only cares about herself.




https://myanimelist.net/character/3360/Sekai_Saionji
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2476/School_Days

She needs to be needed, so she continues fucking Makoto even though Kotonoha is his girlfriend.
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Only watched Kuzu no Honkai of those.
And while Akane is from one of my favorite female archetypes, which I nicknamed "the whore of Babylon" (Basically "evil incarnate" characters with motherly features whose objective is to either taint, corrupt or destroy a male character that is depiced as "the good"), with other examples being characters such as Magase Ai, Quinella, Iname Nahoshi and Sesshouin Kiara...
I don't think she's a covert narcissist, but rather an overt one.
Jan 30, 6:27 PM
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I think the best example would be Kokomi Teruhashi from Saiki K.



Prideful_LionJan 30, 6:38 PM
Jan 31, 1:25 AM
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"Vulnerable Narcissist"

There's no such thing in my book. Like you can have low self-esteem and while trying to compensate for it (doing stupid stuff of course), others can perceive you as narcissist...and of course you will try to defend you stupidity, isn't this the natural reaction?
I think this is yet another made up excuse for people bullying other people.


"mental health, and after talking with some people in the internet"

I mean 90% of internet is trying to push you, gaslight you and guilty trip you into their narrative.
Taking social or mental health cues from those guys online is not only naïve, but also quite dangerous.


"Since one of the ways I like to try to understand people is via anime characters"

Confusing reality with fiction is the opposite of mental health.

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