What if anything can anyone tell me about narcissism , just want the facts~ there are so many types?

Question

plain and simple answers please

Answer 1

Very focused on him/herself. Believes the world revolves around them. Believes everyone should jump when they call. Thinks only his opinions are right and that everyone should bow down to what he thinks and does. Obsessed with his own wants and desires to the exclusion of others.

Answer 2

An excessive preoccupation with one’s own personal importance, or with achieving one’s own chosen goals rather than bonding with others

A conceited, self-centered person

narcissism 101
http://www.tipsofallsorts.com/narcissism.html#5

Answer 3

The term narcissism means love of oneself, and refers to the set of character traits concerned with self-admiration, self-centeredness and self-regard.

Answer 4

Here's a description I wrote recently in response to another question asked about Narcissism, but it explains the disorder fairly well:
Narcissistic Personality Disorder is an actual disorder and the dynamics stem from an underlying sense of shame- there is actually a core sense of inadequacy that narcissistic personalities feel, however they use the defenses of projection and reaction formation in order to cope with the sense of shame by blaming other people and convincing themselves that they are special.
Narcissists have generally been wounded (the term "narcissistic wounds" means injuries inflicted to someone's sense of self) early in life by being made to feel they are never good enough and constantly told they are inadequate. These experiences cause the classic "narcissistic shame" that they feel and results in "narcissistic rage" reactions whenever they feel that someone is somehow disrespecting them or that someone's behavior reflects badly on them as it triggers those old wounds. They are extremely sensitive to anything they perceive as criticism or disrespect and overreact with rages. The people in their life that they are closest to become the targets for this rage (narcissists expect everyone to make up for all the love and appreciation they never got as children) and they are made to feel that they are never good enough (narcissists project their own sense of inadequacy onto those they love in order to not feel it themselves). They make their spouses and children feel they are worthless-again projecting their own feelings onto those around them.
Another trait exhibited by narcissists is that they come across as extremely arrogant and self-righteous and seem self-confident. This is the defense mechanism called reaction formation in action. They see themselves as "special" and that only other especially talented and bright people can understand and relate to them. They constantly feel that they don't get the recognition and respect that is their due and explain it by believing that others are too stupid and ignorant to appreciate them. They are often envious of others who seem to have "more" than they have as narcissists feel they are more entitled than others. They also tend to be preoccupied with fantasies of success, recognition, fame, etc. as they need this in order to fill up the empty pit of inadequacy they feel.
Narcissists appear extraordinarily selfish. Everything that matters to them is about them. They have little capacity to appreciate the needs or feelings of others as they themselves are empty pits of need and are too preoccupied with getting their own needs fulfilled to care about the needs of others. Think of it like this- they are unable to give what they never got themselves. Other people are important to them only to the degree that the other person reflects positively on them either by conveying some status to the narcissist or by worshipping the narcissist. Again, it's all about them.
Just from a historical perspective, because it's interesting, the term narcissism comes from the greek myth of narcissus who was so self-absorbed and in love with himself that he spent hours staring at his own reflection in the pond. His arrogance offended the Gods and they turned him into the flower, the narcissus.
Probably a whole lot more than you wanted to know, but that's it in a nutshell. There are degrees of narcissism, and not all show every characteristic. In defence of narcissists, and in order to work with them in therapy, you have to continually bear in mind that their behavior (which is often obnoxious) reflects very low self-esteem and an overwhelming sense of self-loathing. It's important to bear that in mind because this is so well hidden by their defenses that it often goes unrecognized and it takes time to develop a true therapeutic alliance with them in order for them to feel safe enough to share this. It's difficult enough in therapy, but living with one is a whole other matter because a relationship needs to go both ways and you have a right to expect things a narcissist is often incapable of giving consistently.
Hope this helps explain it.

Answer 5

My mother has it. She beleives that the whole world
revolves around her. She is it. They are selfish and extremely
sick people.

Answer 6

Egocentric. Everything is about them, for them, because of them.

Answer 7

http://samvak.tripod.com/

here ya go, it's not to hard to read.