44 Although the term “narcissist” has a derogatory stamp, the very people we label narcissistic often are those who attract as well as repel us. (A)Though we label others narcissistic in a negative sense, those narcissists we refer to are often those who attract us as well. (B) When we refer to others as narcissists, we are trying to separate them from us since we do not wish to be labeled narcissistic. (C) One thing narcissists have in common is that they seem to enjoy being able to attract as well as repel others at the same time. (D) The very people we label narcissistic are often those who repel us, but somehow we also wish that we could be just like them.