Whats the difference btwn loving yourself and being a narcissist.?

Answer 1

Narcisissists don't listen to the good advice of others.

Answer 2

Have you ever noticed how a lot of people really like chocolate, and some eat all they can find, and go out of their way to find it?

That's mostly the difference between loving yourself and narcissism. Loving yourself is a normal, and important part of your make up.

Narcissism is a mental disorder that is treated by properly trained doctors.
"Narcissism is the pattern of characteristics and behaviors which involve infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition. In everyday use outside the field of psychology, the word generally refers to people who just are inordinately fond of themselves, without the pathological connotations."

Answer 3

Loving yourself means loving who you are. Narcissims means loving the way you look physically. Big difference, right? Everyone should be their own best friend. Everyone should give themselves a break. Pat yourself on the back and give yourself credit. Feel proud of yourself and worthy. Feel competent and confident.

Narcissism is a shallow emotion that can lead to sick consequences. How you look in the end means nothing. It's who you are that counts.

Answer 4

We can not love our self or anyone unless we Love our Creator first. The love in this world is a perverted reflection of the actual love (Devinne love) which is spiritual and eternal and complete. Actual love means first loving your Maker who is also known as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, etc. We are not this body IE, race, color, nationality, religion, job, mind, intellect, senses, etc. We are eternal spirit souls, part and parcel of the Supreme Soul. We have to reconnect to actually know love. Loving our self means accepting every ting that leads us to our Pure highest self and rejecting everything which is not in alignment with who we actually are. The rest is all mundane and full of selfishness and lust not real love. Go to harekrishnatemple.c for all details on real love and the Maha Mantra which is the quickest way to awaken our Divine connection. Read Bhagavad Gita as it is BY Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada

Answer 5

I guess true self love would be accepting yourself, the good & the bad, & loving that reality, whatever it may be. I think of narcissism as subconsciously denying own's own faults & actually believing a "trumped up" ("false") positive image of oneself to a fault.

Answer 6

when you love nothing else for no reason and you dont care man woman child animal or UFO!
being indifferent is worst than hate so indifference to your self is the difference!
one is natural the other is noticed by all whom encounter you!

Answer 7

There are two differences between healthy self-love and pathological narcissism: (a) in the ability to tell reality from fantasy, and (b) in the ability to empathise and, indeed, to fully and maturely love others. As we said, the narcissist does not love himself. It is because he has very little True Self to love. Instead, a monstrous, malignant construct – the False Self – encroaches upon his True Self and devours it.

The narcissist loves an image which he projects onto others who reflect it to the narcissist (the False Self). This process reassures the narcissist of both the objective existence of his False Self and of the boundaries of his Ego. It blurs all distinctions between reality and fantasy.

The False Self leads to false assumptions and to a contorted personal narrative, to a false worldview, and to a grandiose, inflated sense of being. The latter is rarely grounded in real achievements or merit. The narcissist's feeling of entitlement is all-pervasive, demanding and aggressive. It easily deteriorates into open verbal, psychological and physical abuse of others.

Maintaining a distinction between what we really are and what we dream of becoming, knowing our limits, our advantages and faults and having a sense of true, realistic accomplishments in our life are of paramount importance in the establishment and maintenance of our self-esteem, sense of self-worth and self-confidence.

Pathological narcissism is a life-long pattern of traits and behaviours which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition.

As distinct from healthy narcissism which we all possess, pathological narcissism is maladaptive, rigid, persisting, and causes significant distress, and functional impairment. Pathological narcissism was first described in detail by Freud in his essay "On Narcissism" (1915).

The Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) (formerly known as megalomania or, colloquially, as egotism) is a form of pathological narcissism. It is a Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic) personality disorder. Other Cluster B personality disorders are the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), the Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD), and the Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD). The Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) first appeared as a mental health diagnosis in the DSM III-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) in 1980.

Criteria for the Narcissistic Personality Disorder:

Feels grandiose and self-important (e.g., exaggerates accomplishments, talents, skills, contacts, and personality traits to the point of lying, demands to be recognised as superior without commensurate achievements);

Is obsessed with fantasies of unlimited success, fame, fearsome power or omnipotence, unequalled brilliance (the cerebral narcissist), bodily beauty or sexual performance (the somatic narcissist), or ideal, everlasting, all-conquering love or passion;

Firmly convinced that he or she is unique and, being special, can only be understood by, should only be treated by, or associate with, other special or unique, or high-status people (or institutions);

Requires excessive admiration, adulation, attention and affirmation – or, failing that, wishes to be feared and to be notorious (Narcissistic Supply);

Feels entitled. Demands automatic and full compliance with his or her unreasonable expectations for special and favourable priority treatment;

Is "interpersonally exploitative", i.e., uses others to achieve his or her own ends;

Devoid of empathy. Is unable or unwilling to identify with, acknowledge, or accept the feelings, needs, preferences, priorities, and choices of others;

Constantly envious of others and seeks to hurt or destroy the objects of his or her frustration. Suffers from persecutory (paranoid) delusions as he or she believes that they feel the same about him or her and are likely to act similarly;

Behaves arrogantly and haughtily. Feels superior, omnipotent, omniscient, invincible, immune, "above the law", and omnipresent (magical thinking). Rages when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted by people he or she considers inferior to him or her and unworthy.