RE: Understanding Narcissism
August 20, 2016 at 8:15 am
(This post was last modified: August 20, 2016 at 8:23 am by GrandizerII.)
Narcissism, from what I've observed, tends to be understood generally as one of three ways:
1) High self-confidence and/or self-esteem that may be beneficial to the self and to others (healthy narcissism) or counterproductive (unhealthy narcissism). In this case, narcissism is more a trait that most of us possess to varying extent, additionally varying across situations for each individual.
2) Strictly unhealthy/unproductive narcissism, and especially on a regular basis. This is irrespective of anything to do with NPD.
3) A term directly related to the diagnostic label "NPD" and, to a lesser degree, the other Cluster B personality disorders as well.
This doesn't answer the OP, I know, lol. But just thought I put this out there, just in case.
1) High self-confidence and/or self-esteem that may be beneficial to the self and to others (healthy narcissism) or counterproductive (unhealthy narcissism). In this case, narcissism is more a trait that most of us possess to varying extent, additionally varying across situations for each individual.
2) Strictly unhealthy/unproductive narcissism, and especially on a regular basis. This is irrespective of anything to do with NPD.
3) A term directly related to the diagnostic label "NPD" and, to a lesser degree, the other Cluster B personality disorders as well.
This doesn't answer the OP, I know, lol. But just thought I put this out there, just in case.
