This is session 181 with EJ, a 29-year-old man suffering from narcissistic personality disorder.
โIโm so sorry I had to keep you waiting today.โ
โThatโs okay, Doc. I appreciate you leaving the bottle of Cheval Blanc on the coffee table. You know thatโs my favorite, right? Best doctorโs waiting room in the whole damn town.โ
โI knew youโd appreciate it.โ
โWhat can I say? I appreciate a good bottle of wine.
What year was it?โ โItโs 1948.โ
โWow. You spare no expense.โ
โYouโre paying enough to be here. Well, notย you
anymore. But other people do.โ โYeah. Too badโฆโ
โExcuse me?โ
โSorry, Iโฆ I just got this weird lightheaded feeling. Like the whole room was spinning or something.โ
โHow many glasses of wine did you have?โ โDunno. I just drank it out of the bottle.โ โAll of it?โ
โYeahโฆโ โGood.โ
โWhat?โ
โNothing. Never mind. Are you okay?โ โI, uhโฆ Doc, I feelโฆโ
โAre you okay?โ โโฆโ