Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

 

In this article we read about a very interesting mental disorder which most of us are suffering from. It could be you, me or anyone of us because the special thing about this disorder is that the person who had doesn’t know about his problem and if you remind him he will never accept that he is suffering from any disorder and that is narcissistic personality disorder

 

 

What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder ? 

Narcissistic personality disorder is a type of disorder in which a person has an inflated sense of self- importance. It is a complex personality disorder are often detected with other effective and personality disorder. NDP is a cluster-B personally disorder, people with these disorders find it hard to manage their emotions. 

Someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NDP)  may have intense, fluctuating emotions and an excessive concern with prestige, power and personal adequacy. In others eyes, they may act selfishly, seen manipulative and demanding, have difficulty empathising or considering others needs or feelings. In reality, these behaviours often stem for a need to coverup deep feelings of security.

 

 

Dimensions of Narcissism :- 

There are the four dimension of Narcissism are as follows :- 

1- Authority 

2- Audience 

3- Self- Admiration

4- Entitlement

 

 

 

 

Signs of Narcissism:-

 

1- Shamelessness

2- Magical Thinking

3- Arrogance 

4- Exploitation

5- Bad Boundaries 

6- Envy

 

 

 

What are the types of Narcissism ? 

 

Covert Narcissist :- The covert narcissist are the ones you gotta watch out for. They fool you deeply with their calm, needy, vulnerable behaviour - then suddenly they turn 180 and flip into a classic textbook narcissistic monster that they truly are. 

The covert narcissist is the most dangerous types of narcissism. The cool, calm and quiet ones, then they strike and are nastier than any other.

 

 

Malignant Narcissist :- These narcissist do not seem to suffer from feelings of inadequacy or to be prone to other negative states but anger. The Milligan Nazim is a physiological syndrome comprising an extreme mix of narcissism, antisocial behaviour aggression and sadism

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where did the word “Narcissism” originated?

 

There is also an interesting story about Narcissistic personality disorder in greek mythology. There was a boy named narcissism who was also known as lord of hunting and he was very much arrogant. A girl  fall in love with Narcissism but he refused their proposal but in this process they get impressed with them and become very self obsessed. And then everyday he was went near the river and watch her reflection. It is said that one day narcissism died in the same river and a flower grew in its place where daily he used to sit and see himself in the water and named that flower Narcissism.