In this video I review six myths about narcissistic personality disorder, which I refer to as NPD.
Myth number one is that individuals with MPD are deliberately harmful. NPD can be conceptualized as an individual with this disorder protecting a fragile sense of self by seeking the success of admiration. They can't fulfill their needs internally and they look externally but in a destructive way so this behavior has a purpose, but it's not necessarily deliberately harmful. It may be harmful as a byproduct of this protective mechanism.
Myth number two is that individuals with NPD have extremely high self-esteem or self-confidence. I actually think the opposite is true. Individuals of this disorder tend to have low self-esteem and low self-confidence, they just appear to have high self-esteem and high self-confidence. We could look at the behaviors with NPD as being compensatory.
Myth number three is that individuals at NPD are highly competitive. Sometimes we see highly competitive behaviors with individuals with NPD, but because defeat can be so detrimental because, often times they avoid direct competition with other individuals.
Myth number four is that individuals NPD view themselves as better at everything or better than everyone. A lot of times they have a superior attitude, but they also acknowledge that other individuals have superior traits. Sometimes what they do here is they identify with those individuals. They believe that those individuals can understand them in a way that other people cannot.
Myth number five is that criticism is helpful to a person with NPD. Criticism may be helpful under certain circumstances, but often times criticism can be devastating and lead to feelings of depression and anxiety.
Myth number six is that NPD is easy to spot right away. I actually think the opposite is true. Initially, individuals with NPD present as confident, productive, charming, maybe as an expert in their field, but over time we see that that's oftentimes not the case. NPD is persistent and over time the characteristics will become more visible, however, in the short run, this disorder is not always easy to spot.
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