Narcissits do not admit their condition. they see themselves as all good and others as all bad, However, is it possible for a person who is aware of his nasiccistic traits (which by classification are usually largely unconcious) to actualy be NDP? this dillema confuses me. What do you think?
2007-01-08 12:13:49 · 5 answers · asked by Zen-Psycholgy Guy 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Why not? He might consciously come to acknowledge that some professionals claim he has narcissistic personality disorder. He might know people are urging him to seek therapy for it. I suppose that's close enough.
Even most narcissists aren't so delusional as to admit they don't have any flaws whatsoever. Some may be able to accept they have NPD even if they don't see it as a real problem.
2007-01-08 12:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by Néant Humain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Self diagnoses isn't going to work if that's what you are after. Diagnosing your friends or family is just silly and insulting. Personally, I think that a too large a number of late teens/early 20 somethings have significant traits of personality disorders such as narcissitic personality or borderline personality that I do not believe that these 'disorders' can apply to such an age group. It's when you reach your mid to late 20s and haven't grown out of it that we've got to start wondering, "what the hell is wrong wiht that guy?"
2007-01-08 21:01:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not! I know several narcissists who have certainly been told that they are narcissists and full-well know the definition do absolutely nothing to change and are happy in their state. The best thing for them is that even when they are alone they will never be lonely.
2007-01-08 20:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by Donald W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's NPD . . . through therapy narcissists can become aware of narcissistic behaviors. However, the person may have NPD "features" or "traits" and not a full blown NPD. In which case he/she may have more insights into their behaviors.
2007-01-08 21:25:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think instead of being unaware that he is narcissistic, a narcissist is aware of his condition, he just thinks he's great the way he is, conceitedness and all.
2007-01-08 20:21:49 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋