Each one of us have distinctive traits that make us different from one another. These distinctive behaviors, attitudes and thoughts make up one’s individuality, and are important facets of a person’s personality, an important human attribute that allows us to interact with other people and build healthy relationships with our families, friends, and colleagues.
Our personalities determine how we process and understand our thoughts and feelings, allowing us to make necessary adjustments when faced with the many stresses we encounter every day. For people with healthy personalities, reacting to situations in the right way comes naturally, but for those suffer from personality disorders, this can be quite challenging.
People who struggle with personality disorders find it hard to cope with life and interact with others, unaware that their behavior patterns differ from the people around them. Since they feel that they are acting “normally” to situations, they tend to be inflexible, which often leads to them being socially withdrawn. One these behavioral abnormalities is known as the Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Narcissus was a hunter in Greek mythology who was gifted with extremely good looks, making him fall in love with himself. This over-infatuation with his outward appearance is the reason why this particular disorder was named after him. To give paint you a better picture of how Narcissistic Personalities manifest, we have made a list of the traits associated with it.
Here are the tell-tale signs and symptoms of Narcissistic Personalities.
1. Grandiosity
Narcissistic personalities have an extreme sense of self-importance which often causes friction with the people they encounter on a daily basis. This view of themselves being better than others makes it difficult for them to interact with family, friends, and co-workers as they see them as much inferior individuals.
