Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Narcissistic Personality disorder is a rare personality disorder which is mainly driven by dramatic emotional behavior, parallel to antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) has many symptoms that are often very common in regular people. Symptoms that anybody may have experience at least once in their lifetime without understanding what may have been the driving forces behind behaviors. In this paper, I will go more in depth on this personality disorder, the symptoms, causes, and treatments.
Many may wonder what exactly is a narcissist, or how do you know if someone suffers from this disorder. Personally, the NPD is something I’ve always heard about but never actually understood to the fullest,
Many people do not seek help for narcissism. They often come to treatment for a different mental disorder. It is unlikely that a person can be cured from narcissism, but their way of thinking about themselves can be modify. The counselor can become a mirror for the client. This would allow the client to see their way of thinking, actions, deeds, and misuse of affection from others. The client can confront their super ego with the help of the counselor. The ideal treatment is to talk with the client about their self-perception. The counselor can repeat to the client their narcissistic views. The client can transfer their narcissism to the counselor by recalling events that injured them. Once the counselor uncovers the injuries, they can explore what happen and the causes behind their behaviors. Also, the counselor can allow the client to keep their narcissistic way of thinking in session. Then once the therapeutic relationship has been established, the counselor can refute and provide explanations for their need of
There are different approaches to treat narcissism. It depends on the severity of which the person has narcissistic personality disorder. In reality, even though the person seems big head, he/she is really hurting inside because they do not know how to have a proper relationship. The mental disorder has hindered their personality developmental and deprives them of their normal personality. People suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder usually overemphasize their abilities and boost their accomplishments. They appear boastful and pretentious underestimating and devaluing the achievement and accomplishment of others. Narcissists sometimes fraudulently claim to have qualifications or experiences, which they don't have. Narcissistic people have self-esteem issues. The need for constant attention, admiration, complements, along with superior entitlement, and expecting others to defer to them help their fragile self-esteem. Narcissist lack of sensitivity has difficulty in recognizing the needs and feelings of others. To conclude the narcissist is oblivious to the hurtfulness of their remarks or behavior, arrogant, disdainful and patronizing attitude, showing envy, emotional coldness and lack of interest and is quick to blame and criticize others when their needs and expectations are not met. In today's society Narcissism is all around us. From the time we awake to the time we fall