Is Tom Sandoval actually a narcissist? We’re about to search out out!
Ever because the actuality star had an affair behind Ariana Madix’s again with their Vanderpump Rules co-star Rachel Leviss, their castmates and followers repeatedly have known as him a textbook narcissist. But as a substitute of ignoring what others have stated about him within the wake of Scandoval, he took a take a look at to find out whether or not that is true! And no, we’re not kidding.
Board-certified doctor and dependancy specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky joined the tv persona on his podcast Everybody Loves Tom on Thursday to debate a “narcissism test” he took. And the outcomes are in! Brace yourselves, Perezcous readers, since you received’t imagine the result!
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Despite what most individuals might imagine, Dr. Drew revealed Sandoval is… NOT a narcissist. Huh?!?! He defined:
“You are not measurably narcissistic. It is a test for narcissistic traits. It is not a way of diagnosing a disorder but it is a way of showing traits. You actually scored very low.”
Dr. Drew stated the common rating on the take a look at is within the 15 or 16 vary. But for Tom? He apparently scored a 7! According to the Teen Mom reunion host, that’s the lowest ranking on the size he’s ever seen:
“You are actually one of the lower ones that I’ve seen, which is interesting.”
What? This man lied and cheated for months whereas his girlfriend was mourning the lack of her grandmother. Sandoval can’t even take full duty for carrying on an affair along with her greatest buddy behind her again to today! And you’re telling us he’s not a narcissist? Does anybody purchase this? Like, we’d not be stunned if Sandoval lied on this take a look at to get his desired final result – identical to a narcissist would. But who is aware of! We could possibly be incorrect. We wager followers are going to need Sandoval and Dr. Drew to tug out the receipts or at least document the Bravolebrity taking the take a look at on digital camera once more, although!
There was one space on the take a look at Sandoval scored “slightly” larger on. And this shall be no shock to longtime VPR viewers – it’s vainness! Dr. Drew stated:
“The only thing you were slightly up on was vanity. That is a reasonable measurement of something you’re interested in because of your appearance. It is not good or bad, it is just a trait.”
Sandoval felt he knew he wouldn’t rating excessive on the narcissism scale as he witnessed that sort of habits from different forged members on the fact present. Without naming names (however he’s in all probability speaking about his former greatest buddy Jax Taylor), he shared:
“I knew because I had been around people with narcissistic traits — they are on our show — so I know what it is like. I just know that I am not those people.”
Some – like Ariana and Lala Kent – more than likely would disagree with him! On prime of being useless, Dr. Drew stated the musician was co-dependent and noticed these traits in him following their candid dialogue with one another:
“I think you are more on the codependent side and less on the narcissistic side. Codependency is a construct, it is not a diagnosis. It is a situation where it is hard to assert yourself. You are not great at boundaries and when you see people in pain, you have to make it stop. You feel like you have to make it stop because you feel like an empathic person but underneath it is your own pain being mobilized that you have to make stop. You have to distinguish your pain from other people’s pain.”
You also can watch the podcast episode (beneath):
Hmm… What do YOU suppose, Perezcious readers? Do you’re feeling Sandoval is extra co-dependent than narcissistic? Or do you imagine he messed together with his solutions on the take a look at?
Sound OFF within the feedback (beneath)!
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