Understanding how family and love relationships of a person diagnosed with the disorder can be affected
At least once in your life, you’ve commented, “Wow, what a narcissist that guy (or woman) is!” But do you really know what a narcissistic person is? We separated the five most frequently asked questions on the Internet on the subject and asked two psychologists to answer them. Definitions, characteristics and even how a patient suffering from personality disorder acts in a relationship have been resolved from the perspective of psychologists Larissa Afiune, from Brasilia; And Alessandro Bezof San Paolo.
The diagnosis of this disorder is made by the psychiatrist or psychologist based on the signs and symptoms presented by the person and the treatment is done with psychotherapy, however, in some cases, the doctor may indicate the use of drugs to reduce the symptoms of the anxiety or depression. , for instance.
1 – What is a narcissistic person?
Larissa Afiune: It is a personality disorder in which the person can only look at their size, their needs, remaining attached to their self-satisfaction. Therefore, he cannot see the other. He tends to be obsessively concerned about how others see him, and also about aspects that may in some way influence the perception of his image of him, such as power, prestige, vanity and even martyrdom.
Alexander Bez: Narcissism is a personality trait, which can be one of the characteristics (along with others) and / or integral, being the central personality that shapes the person’s character. It is always a psychopathological condition, which includes inflated opinions and feelings about oneself. There is an excessive admiration of the person himself for himself, associated with perfection.
Perfection that belittles other people – understanding them, as imperfect and incomplete. Narcissism will always be tied to the ego, the self and no one else! Not even establishing a natural empathy with other people.
2 – What are the characteristics of a narcissist?
Larissa Afiune: Narcissistic people have an expectation of recognition with no corresponding attributes; request for constant attention; chronic envy and the belief that you are the target of envy; obsession with fantasies of power, genius, beauty or wealth; difficulty cultivating empathy for others; arrogant attitudes; unfounded request for special treatment.
Alexander Bez: Concentration on yourself; Self-vanity (extreme and pathologically linked to visual perfection); Self grandeur; The Self needs to be complete; self-admiration; zeal for oneself; self-preservation; boast about oneself; Self-determination (in carrying out one’s personal projects); Self-exaggeration; Personal selfishness; personal satisfaction; Self-eroticization; Need to be admired by other people as well (so that their perfection can be verified).
3 – Why does narcissism hurt?
Larissa Afiune: If this contact block is used on a daily basis, it ends up bringing complications. For example: because they cannot see each other, they build dysfunctional relationships. The narcissist has a hard time noticing or is reluctant to admit that they have a problem. They value themselves highly and often consider themselves better than others, when in reality they have fragile self-esteem and mishandle criticism. They often try to compensate for this inner frailty through attacks on others that serve as self-praise: backbiting with the aim of promoting themselves.
Alexander Bez: Because it goes beyond the ‘barrier of normality’, being a thousand times worse than normal vanity. In addition to being an irreversible psychopathological mental condition – which when associated with other psychopathological problems, we will have a state of stratospheric negativity. Narcissism is one of the three characteristics of the most serious psychopathological condition, which is the “Dark Triad” (the other two are Machiavellism and Psychopathy).
4 – How does a narcissist act?
Larissa Afiune: The narcissist cannot understand the feelings of others, due to a lack of empathy. They behave as they think they should or, worse, to get attention. They have dramatic and emotional behavior, as well as extremely self-centered behavior.
Alexander Bez: Always, basically in terms of yourself! There are no exceptions, nor interests towards third parties. Your empathy and / or concern for each other is zero.
5 – How does a narcissist behave in a relationship?
Larissa Afiune: Often there is a need to disqualify the environment, they are people who need to belittle the other to feel good. Looking only at oneself causes this person to end up losing the relational dimension, having problems in maintaining functional relationships. The relationship is made up of two sides, two parts, so we need to see our own needs and those of others. The narcissist does not see the other, he does not consider him.
Alexander Bez: Don’t act! Because there cannot be a stable and healthy relationship. They maintain fruitless and superficial relationships. Always breaking the boundaries of acceptance for a normal relationship.
It is worth remembering that narcissism can appear in both neurotic and psychotic personalities (this is where we have the formation of the Dark Triad).
Source: Terra
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