Is there an epidemic of narcissism today?

[Baitball Blogger]

22. It is turning up in other places.

Not that exact quote, which is probably satire, but a statement was made in Psychology Today that Edwards had referred to himself as a narcissist on 8/8/8:

"Unfortunately, that’s where my good news ends. You see, Edwards used “narcissism” on 08/08/08 in a statement admitting that he had, indeed, had an extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter, exactly as The National Enquirer had been asserting for weeks. Sounding just like a shrink, Mr. Edwards’ rationale for doing “the naughty” with Ms. Hunter was that success clouded his judgment. In his own words: "In the course of several campaigns, I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic." I can hear Dana Carvey (as the Church Lady) saying: “Now isn’t that special…?”

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-business-coach/200808/john-edwards-self-deceiving-psycho-diagnostician