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Egomania - Egomania - Narcissistic Narcissistic

Personality Disorder Personality Disorder

Who is the narcissist?Who is the narcissist?It It is a person is a person who who seekseekss perfection. perfection. HeHe useusess the false self as the false self as a protection a protection mechanism against mechanism against attacks from the attacks from the outside world. outside world. The The false selffalse self is like a is like a mask which mask which peoplepeople use to hide their fear use to hide their fear and their feeling of and their feeling of being insecure. being insecure.

What feelings do What feelings do narcissists have?narcissists have?

ShameShame

Envy (jealousy)Envy (jealousy)

FearFear

ArroganceArrogance

Exploitative behaviorExploitative behavior

Do narcissists love Do narcissists love themselves?themselves?

The answer is no.The answer is no.

Narcissists love Narcissists love just the image of just the image of themselves and themselves and think that people think that people will love them just will love them just when they when they areare perfect.perfect.

Differences between male Differences between male and female narcissistsand female narcissists

There are more men who suffer There are more men who suffer from this personality disorder from this personality disorder than women.than women.

Female and male narcissists tend Female and male narcissists tend to use different techniques of to use different techniques of using other people (sexuality, using other people (sexuality, seduction, physique)seduction, physique)

Causes Causes ofof Narcissistic Narcissistic Personality Disorder Personality Disorder

Social conditioningSocial conditioning

ParentingParenting

Can narcissists ever get Can narcissists ever get better?better?

The biggest problem facing the healing of The biggest problem facing the healing of a narcissist is the narcissist a narcissist is the narcissist himself.himself.Steps:Steps:

Narcissists would have to admit that Narcissists would have to admit that something was wrong with them in order to go something was wrong with them in order to go and seek any form of therapy.and seek any form of therapy.

When narcissists do find the strength to go to When narcissists do find the strength to go to therapy they look at thetherapy they look at the therapist as other therapist as other people who they use.people who they use.

Can narcissists ever get Can narcissists ever get better?better?

Narcissists may give up very soon Narcissists may give up very soon because of seeing treatment as a because of seeing treatment as a waste of time.waste of time.

Some therapists will give up the hope Some therapists will give up the hope of helping the narcissist too early. of helping the narcissist too early. Also narcissistic patients can be Also narcissistic patients can be ungrateful and critical of their ungrateful and critical of their therapist therapist

ConclusionConclusionToday Today the the situation situation is favourable for is favourable for people who have people who have a a Narcissistic Narcissistic Personality Personality Disorder. They have Disorder. They have all possibilities to all possibilities to disappear in the disappear in the crowd because they crowd because they can manipulate can manipulate others.others.

Thank youThank you

References:References:

http://www.mentalhealth.comhttp://www.mentalhealth.com (2007 10 29)(2007 10 29)

http://www.narcissistic-personality-disorhttp://www.narcissistic-personality-disorder.comder.com

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A. DembinskasA. Dembinskas “Psichiatrija” “Psichiatrija”Vilnius, 2003 m. 4 skyrius “Pagrindiniai Vilnius, 2003 m. 4 skyrius “Pagrindiniai psichikos sutrikimpsichikos sutrikimų simptomai ir sindromai” ų simptomai ir sindromai” (127-238 psl)(127-238 psl)

http://psychologytoday.comhttp://psychologytoday.com (2007 10 29)(2007 10 29)