Narcissistic Personality Disorder; What is it?

Today I want us to learn about narcissism. I mean not a lot of us are even familiar with the word though we might display some of its traits or know others who do. And quite frankly, we all possess some of these traits and once we acknowledge it, we can then be truly free. So let’s learn something, shall we?

Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a mental disorder. It’s not really scary like it sounds though😂. It’s a disorder in which a person has an inflated sense of self-importance. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is found commonly in men. The cause is unknown but involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors. In our world today, it’s used to describe someone who seems excessively vain and full of themselves and I’m not talking about self-love. (which is good).

It’s more accurate to say that people with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) are in love with an idealized, grandiose image of themselves. And they’re in love with this inflated self-image precisely because it allows them to avoid deep feelings of insecurity. But propping up their delusions of grandeur takes a lot of work—and that’s where the dysfunctional attitudes and behaviors come in.

Narcissistic personality disorder involves a pattern of self-centered, arrogant thinking and behavior, a lack of empathy and consideration for other people, and an excessive need for admiration. Others often describe people with NPD as cocky, manipulative, selfish, patronizing, and demanding. This way of thinking and behaving surfaces in every area of the narcissist’s life: from work and friendships to family and love relationships.

People with narcissistic personality disorder are extremely resistant to changing their behavior, even when it’s causing them problems. Their tendency is to turn the blame on to others. What’s more, they are extremely sensitive and react badly to even the slightest criticisms, disagreements, or perceived slights, which they view as personal attacks. For the people in the narcissist’s life, it’s often easier just to go along with their demands to avoid the coldness and rages. However, by understanding more about narcissistic personality disorder, you can spot the narcissists in your life, protect yourself from their power plays, and establish healthier boundaries.

It’s easy to begin analyzing people in our lives who may be narcissist. What is difficult but rather necessary is for us to turn inward, be introspective and know for ourselves if we are one and what we can do about that. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is curable. And in my upcoming posts, we’ll delve into it.

I hope we’ve learnt something today and we’ll share this for others to learn as well. Have an amazing weekend ahead folks!!