KNOW ALL ABOUT NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER!

Every day we have at least one person in our lives who never get enough of themselves. We can’t do anything but wonder, how can anyone be so self-obsessed? But the bitter truth has to be accepted that almost every human gets obsessed with themselves at some point of life. Honestly, there’s nothing wrong in keeping oneself as the priority. Although NPD (Narcissistic personality disorder) is not a life-endangering disease, there’s so much you might be missing when it comes to NPD.

What Is NPD?

Let us simplify it for you, have you heard of Narcissism? It’s a state of having a falsified admirable image of oneself. However, being a Narcissist doesn’t really means that a person has NPD. We’ll be clarifying all your doubts related to NPD in the simplest manner.

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) got its name based on a character in a Greek Mythology. His name was Narcissus and as it is believed the moment he saw his reflection in the water, he fell in love with his own reflection.

Stated By Specialist

Many studies have taken place about narcissism leading for all the today’s symptoms and curing the disorder. The United States’ National Library of Medicine states, “a person with NPD has an excessive sense of self-importance, an intense preoccupation with themselves, and a lack of empathy for others.” What people miss is the fact that it can be disastrous if not diagnosed and treated. 

More Than A Disorder!

NPD could be part of bigger issues which are together known as Dramatic Personality Disorders. In such a case, along with a distorted self-image, the person will have many confused emotions. Insecurity, low self-esteem, lack of self-confidence are most likely to be observed. Situations might get out of hand in a few cases.

What Leads To NPD?

Causes of NPD aren’t the same in every case, it varies from patient to patient. Mostly, it can be either due to childhood experiences such as; over-pampered kids might get a habit of being loved by everyone and start to feel they’re the sole reason for their parents’ happiness. When parents expect way too much from kids. Neglected or bullied or abused kids are more prone to NPD.

Not From The Beginning

Previously people use to claim that narcissism can only be identified in adults. However, that’s not true but we would like to add an expert’s words here to give you a clear picture. “A fundamental lack of connection in childhood—a lack of attachment.  Developmentally, children have many narcissistic traits. This is normal. Shaming them is not healthy.” says Brad Reedy, a psychologist.

What’s With Children?

Researchers conducted a study, the outcome came on the basis of 565 children between the ages of 7 and 12. They were looking for the origin of narcissism. This study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA in 2015 concluded that children’s self-esteem is based on the parent’s affection and support towards them while praising kids all the time is directly related to narcissism. The researchers explained, “children seem to acquire narcissism, in part, by internalizing parents’ inflated views of them.”