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Are narcissists depressed as well as narcissistic?
Narcissists will often get depressed when they lack narcississtic supply (some kind of admiration from others.)
Why do Narcissists never let you completely go?
to ensure future narcissistic supply is available when needed.
Can a narcissist get his narcissistic supply from his teenage children?
This varies from person to person, but in general narcissists will take praise from whoever they can, which does not make narcissistic persons bad parents per se.
Is it common to Narcissists to commit suicide?
Narcissism and depression are unrelated. It is my belief that narcissists are prone to depression particularly when narcissistic supply has left. They may even have suicidal thoughts but rarely act on them. Good lord! How would the world survive without them!
When the narcissist is in idealisation phase is this the same as what we know as love?
Empathically not. Narcissists are incapable of loving. Idealization - the unrealistic, fantasic, pathological, and utilitarian adulation of a source of narcissistic supply - has nothing to do with love.
Can someone with NPD have a sweet and sensitive side and can they be extremely extreme?
Yes, narcissists can be very charming and sweet, especially at the beginning of a relationship or when they need something from you (i.e. narcissistic supply). They will quickly turn to the other extreme, however, if their initial attempts to manipulate with charm do not work.
What are examples of the terms trigger supply source of narcissist supply and narcissist supply?
1. The trigger of supply is the person or object that provokes the source into yielding narcissistic supply by confronting the source with information about the narcissist's False Self.2. The source of narcissistic supply is the person that provides the narcissistic supply.3. Narcissistic supply is the reaction of the source to the trigger.
Does a narcissist enjoy your company more if you're entertaining or is it just all about them and whether you are attentive enough to them?
Narcissists are interested only in obtaining narcissistic supply. They couldn't care less about you, your traits, your needs, your skills, or your wishes and preferences.
Narcissists fear of abandonement?
Narcissists do NOT fear abandonment - they fear being without "supply" and not in total control.
How do narcissists treat old supply?
Narcissists want as much attention as possible. If you are old supply, they will keep you around as long as they can for whenever they need it. Old supply is just main supply they aren't able to get as much attention from, or they've chewed you up and spit you out and have become bored, but if you still pay attention to them, they will still seek supply from you whenever they need it (when they have suffered narcissistic injury, or are temporarily without a main supply) . why would you care, just run for life! if you are old supply: run! you're just a toy they've gotten sick of, but like to remember playing with... if you are current supply: run! you will be old supply yourself once they've found a better quality supply.
What type of narcissistic supply do you give a narcissist to regain their trust and favor?
Why in the hell would you want to be just one of a narcs servants? If you give sex, so will someone else. If you give money, they will take it from you and someone else also. No matter what you supply a narc, you will be just another source to use. What the hell is wrong with you? These narcs dont know or do they care about you, only what you supply along with everyone else. You do not understand Narcissism. REMEMBER THIS: NARCISSISTS DO NOT TRUST ANYONE OR LOVE ANYONE THEY SIMPLY CAN NOT. They can fake it really well but that is used to keep you deceived so they can get what you supply. IT IS A SCAM BABY!
Is self centered possessiveness a narcissistic trait?
Possessiveness and self-centeredness are not the same thing. Inanimate objects serve as Sources of Narcissistic Supply. They attract people's attention and admiration. This is why narcissists are enamoured of status symbols, i.e., objects, which make others look, admire, envy, dream, compare, or aspire. Discarder narcissists do not like souvenirs and the memories they bring. They are afraid to get emotionally attached to them and then get hurt if the objects are lost or stolen or expropriated or taken by creditors. Objects, situations, voices, sights, colours
