Acknowledgment of the problem is always the step one to solving it.

Yep, ironically, it's almost always the ones who swear they aren't that are the worst cases.

"Well, I know for sure I'm at least one of the 0.01% that isn't!" I hear them say.

Oh muffin... 🤭

Whether you like that truth or not. It's not entirely a bad thing either as much as the word Narcissist has been muddied as of late. It's once people start getting hurt that it becomes an issue, honestly. But it's also why some of the most successful people are some of the biggest narcissists.

Halloween doesn't mean much to me sadly, but it does to others so despite the empty and sometimes sinking feeling I feel when it comes around, I want to try to see what others see

You are speaking the truth and you should keep saying it!