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bucolic_frolic

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2. Power Trip much?

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:59 PM

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As narcissists age and their power and control diminishes, they seek other vicarious substitutes for dominance and power. Sometimes it's a long series of expensive plastic surgeries to stem the aging process in their minds. But there are other palliatives too.

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