Narcissism Vs Narcissistic personality
Narcissism means when one is having an excessive interest in one's interest or is physically obsessed with himself. According to Dr. Romani narcissism is the second-hand smoke of mental health and this is also the reason why a narcissistic person is more dangerous to the community than a person with real mental Issues.
when we talk about narcissistic personality disorder there's a long list of patterns and they have to have five of the nine on that list:
1. Social and occupational impairment
it has to be something we call pervasive meaning it cuts across situations with a variety of people at work, and at home, it's not just like there narcissistic to only you and they're nice to everyone in the world tends to be pervasive but here's the rub it has to involve what we call social and occupational impairment and subjective distress that's a fancy way of saying it is messing up that person's life and they're uncomfortable with it.
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2. Lack of empathy grandiosity entitlement
People with this disorder are insensitive and have no empathy for others. They are arrogant and have a superficial personality till it is working for them.
3. They are Superficial and live in denial.
They are not brave or prudent to acknowledge this as their personality disorder. Therefore, they do not present themselves for mental health. They pretend to be super smart and think that they are the ones who carry the burden of the entire universe.
4. Poor self-esteem and exploitative relationships
They have the art to take charge of the situation and convert it in their own favor. People are valued only to the extent they are viewed as beneficial. During meetings, they monopolize the conversation, and they rarely give others a chance to have their say. Relationships are based on surface attributes and not the unique qualities of others.
5. Recipient of that pattern struggles the most.
The Pattern of narcissism is like passive smoking, being near a narcissistic Person is going to affect the overall behavior of the people. They become irritated by being exposed to a such harsh and toxic environment.
6. Chronic seeking of validation outside
Self-confidence is a healthy state and self-confident people don't need to blast their achievements from every rooftop on every social media platform truly Self-confident people don't need to talk over other people and their achievements. Whereas people with self-confidence don't flaunt or advertise what they have achieved they choose to remain quiet about it.
7. Rigid and headstrong
They are never convinced and
do not take positive criticism. They have fragile egos which is also the reason
that they take wrong decisions and take trifling matters too seriously.
8. Chronic
feelings of emptiness and boredom
Even though their personality is hidden under so many layers but they have something in the core that is a childlike emptiness. They try to cover this emptiness with boastfulness.
Grandiosity so they use drugs like alcohol and cocaine as a stimulant. Emptiness's not unusual to see those Two kinds of hanging out together but are they getting diagnosed with depression because they might be very Irritable.
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9. NPD triggers Suicidal attempts.
A narcissistic individual remains unhappy and angry over everything. They always think that everyone is using them for their interest and that the entire world is unfair to them. Their set goals are unreal and targets are difficult to achieve, when failing to achieve they get disappointed which leads them to disappointment and triggers suicidal feelings when things are not cured on time. They always play the victim card and remain always complainant about why the world is being unfair to them. They become too meek to be treated like a celebrity. Then one day it is dawned upon you that this is not depression at all.
Covert narcissism.
People who are covert narcissists. They always play the victim card and remain always complainant about why the world is being unfair to them. They become too meek to be treated like a celebrity. Then one day it is dawned upon you that this is not depression at all. The fact is to know how important is to get the right diagnosis. These personality Patterns also make treating other mental health conditions difficult. It's not unusual for narcissism to also be found Coexisting with bipolar disorder which is also a very messy kind of issue to treat because the grandiosity of Mania and narcissism collide.
Treatment is much more complicated You'll also see a greater likelihood. Everything is much harder to treat. People come with complaints, says "Doctor, there is a lack of empathy, there's a lot of projection all this stuff makes it hard to do really 'Deep psychotherapy' with somebody. Narcissism personality disorder has Nine possible symptoms. This means there are thousands and Thousands of possible combinations. But if we were really to look at it in there can be a short term to help an individual to behave responsibly. There is no real medication but some can be given according to the doctor's prescription.
In short, we must agree on the fact that this world is full of different souls, and what we all can do is treat everyone with care and with the respect they deserve.
