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Is it necessarily true that those involved with a narcissist have low self-esteem?
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∙ 16y ago
No, not at all. Many people get involved with a narcissist not knowing that they are a narcissist. You can have very high self esteem when you meet these people. They are cunning charmers and it can take you quite some time to work out what they're about. In the process of it all though if you become a victim of the "N"s ways your self esteem may plummet. You may start to question who you are. It can chip away at your self esteem before you even realize it's happening.
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If you know people who are being hurt by a narcissist should you tell those people that he is a narcissist?
Yes. Otherwise they'll get deeper and deeper into it. At lease they have a fighting chance if you tell them.
How do you separate a narcissist from his willing victim?
The question I have for you is why would you want to do this? I understand that you think that this narcissist is bad news, but your question specifies the other person involved is "willing". Perhaps you do not understand the dynamics of the relationship properly. Maybe you are meddling where you shouldn't. Take a look at your reasons for doing this before proceeding. I understand what you are asking since I used to be one of those "willing" victims who was dazzled by the narcissist's charm. Lots of people did try to warn me that I was being used, but I was too much in the thrall of the narcissist. It took 8 years and 2 divorces before I came to my senses. Sadly I don't think you yourself can save the victim of a narcissist. The victim has to save themselves. You can tell them what you know during a time when they seem willing to listen, and hope they will eventually save themselves. Most do eventually get out. It is easy to get away from a narcissist once the charm wears thin and you finally see through them. The more frequently the victims hear the truth from others, the more likely they will get out sooner. When they finally do get out, they will be a lot wiser. Personal boundaries might be a good neutral topic to discuss with the victim of a narcissist, since that is one area where a narcissist runs rampant over his victim. If the victim realized how much his/her personal boundaries are being ignored, the victim could begin to put two and two together.
If one is horrified because he just realized he was a narcissist does this contradict his own verdict of being a narcissist?
If one has narcissistic tendencies and characteristics then later in life when those are totally entrenched in one's character, even with self knowledge, my psychiatrist informs me that it is impossible to change them. She says that one has to learn strategies to deal with them. Surely, if one of the characteristics of a narcissist is to have a 'false self' then one is only creating a further 'false self' albeit with hindsight and awareness. Awareness of narcissistic characteristics is terrifying, and confusing, and I would question anyone that has not queried their own motives, or realised that they behave differently from others, at some point in their lives. Sometimes I feel that self knowledge is not always a good thing.
What evidence is there that boys are more confident than girls are?
they act overconfident even though that is not necessarily true so why would you say that that is prejudice and you are jusging on those only you know
How long can people provide their undivided attention?
studies show the human brain can only focus for three seconds on one thing in particular before becoming distracted. Those who are involved in more attention demanding activities last for 10-15 seconds.
Can relationship make you a narcissist?
not so much a narcissist but for sure you will notice in hindsight that you were beginning to act like those morons do.......a co-dependent
How do you get a narcissist to fall for you?
Why bother? He will only be falling for those bits of himself that he sees in you.
If you know people who are being hurt by a narcissist should you tell those people that he is a narcissist?
Yes. Otherwise they'll get deeper and deeper into it. At lease they have a fighting chance if you tell them.
Is Hanabusa Satsuki from Yumeiro Patissiere a narcissist?
it's never stated clearly, like "I'm a narcissist!" But most people think so and at certain moments some characters( for example ichigo) think "narcissist" or something along those lines
Will a narcissist destroy those who back them in corner over their lies?
They sure will TRY! Two words: NO CONTACT!
Who are those scientist involved in the development computer?
Who are those scientist involved in the development computer?
What traits would disprove that someone has narcissistic personality disorder?
It's difficult to prove a negative. If a narcissist finds out some of those characteristics, all he has to do is be a good actor. Not being a narcissist is the only quality one could have to prove one is not a narcissist. There is no act a person can perform or one thing a person can do that would prove once and for all that the person is not and never has been and never will be a narcissist. Yet all the same, if you are not a narcissist, other people will recognize this fact, just as if you are, that too will come to light. Empathy. Narcissist's do not posess it nor do they understand it.
Is it common that victims will want to cut ties with the narcissist's friends after leaving the relationship?
It's normal and it's the thing to do. By staying in touch with the friends of the narcissist it still links you to the narcissist. Move on and start a new future. What friends? A true narcissist has no real loyal friends. They are known as supply. Those friends who are true to you will "self select" and will make their choice when you break up. However, if they want to maintain contact with the "narcissist" then you need to set them free. It just creates chaos in your life.
What is a benign narcissist?
A benign narcissist is someone who achieves their self-serving goals in ways that don't damage other people. They don't typically try to use, exploit or control those around them for their own ends. A typical narcissist, however, works from the mindset of: "I win, and I don't care if you lose," or, "Your loss is my win." Everything with a typical narcissist is a zero sum game and they are impossible to have long term relationships with because they exploit the insecurities of others around them to feed their own egos.
What Christian faith says about living with sociopath or narcissist?
I think they'd say it's not the best thing in the world, those can be tough people to live with.
When two poisonous compounds react chemically are the products necessarily poisonous?
No. The properties of a compound do not necessarily have anything to do with those of its components.
Who was Hestia involved with?
Hestia had no offspring, so those she might have been romantically involved with are not named.
