Today I had a doctor's appointment, and I met my doc's new nurse.  The old one, was a bit of a narcissist.  She had no idea how to listen to you, she will just interject whatever she thinks into whatever you're saying and you have to keep saying "No, that's not what I mean."  Maybe it's not narcissism as much as it's a little aspergery?  I am not sure (I have aspergers but I am not like that, but then again, it shows up differently for everyone who has it).  She was super nice, but had zero idea how to listen to anyone, ever.  But today, he got a new nurse and I thought for a moment, wow, a kindred spirit!  Yay!   

I don't know what got us onto the topic of our mothers, but we literally have the same mother.  Which is what I said to her (to no response).  So, at first, I thought we were both commiserating, together, but soon I found out it was all about her mother, and never mind I am going through almost exactly the same thing she is (like it's creepy how alike our mothers are).  But never once did she ask about my mother or my experience or even listen to me.  It was just her going on and on and on about hers.  The only thing she felt bad for me on was the fact I have alcohol intolerance and that she could not FATHOM not drinking.  So again, even though it was about me, it was all about her.  

Ugh!  Why can't there be anyone out there who isn't a freaking narcissist who is going through the same thing I am?  Why, whenever I meet someone whose mother is a narcissist, they have to be one too?  And why do sooooooo many narcissists work in healthcare (like nurses, doctors, mental health practitioners, etc.)?  Not my doctor though.  He's not one.  He's awesome.  But everyone else?  Ugh.  It's disappointing.  And it makes for a bad healthcare, too.  Not so much today, but the doc that evaluated me for my social security claim was a raging narcissist (who even made fun of my shoes).  And almost all therapists I've ever had as well.  It's ridiculous.  How can anyone get proper healthcare anywhere with so many freaking narcs out there running the world?  How can we get proper anything at all?  

I used to joke around that I was a misanthrope.  But the older I get and the more people I meet, the more I think I am going to adopt that term full-time.  Because this is the world we live in, folks.  The world of narcissism.  

Alright, back to the Netflix show I was watching.  At least I can pretend the world is semi-normal when I watch TV.