And can it diminish that person's quality of life if it is severe enough?
2007-03-26 02:11:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Apu.... you have the wrong disorder, honey. You need to look narcissism up in the dictionary.
2007-03-26 02:27:48 · update #1
A person controls narcissism and he can easily put a stop to it, but when he fails to control his narcissism and doesn't care, the narcissism starts controlling him, which he can easily put a stop to, and over-narcissism may change the way others look at him, and he has lesser chances to prove himself.
2007-03-26 02:20:01 · answer #1 · answered by Vikram K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Narcissism becomes an autonomous thought so to answer your question narcissism controls the person.
2007-03-26 09:20:40 · answer #2 · answered by metcalfmaintenance1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not only your life but those around you. Think of an abusive partner. The Narcissist himself rarely changes. After all, if you believe you're God-like, you must be perfect. Why should you change your behavior for anyone else? Yet the biggest secret is that deep inside, he loathes himself, and is desperate that no one find out who the "real" person is inside his tough, outer shell
CHARACTERISTICS of the NARCISSIST and others with Personality Disorders
I began this and as others sent me more, I added them to make this a collaborative list. Thank you all.
1. Self-centered. His needs are paramount.
2. No remorse for mistakes or misdeeds.
3. Unreliable, undependable.
4. Does not care about the consequences of his actions.
5. Projects his faults on to others. High
blaming behavior; never his fault.
6. Little if any conscience.
. 7. Insensitive to needs and feelings of others.
8. Has a good front (persona) to impress and exploit others.
9. Low stress tolerance. Easy to anger and rage.
10. People are to be manipulated for his needs.
11. Rationalizes easily. Twists conversation to his gain at other’s expense. If trapped, keeps
talking, changes the subject or gets angry.
12. Pathological lying.
13. Tremendous need to control situations, conversations, others.
14. No real values. Mostly situational.
15. Often perceived as caring and understanding and uses this to manipulate.
16. Angry, mercurial, moods.
17. Uses sex to control
18. Does not share ideas, feelings, emotions.
19. Conversation controller. Must have the first and last word.
20. Is very slow to forgive others. Hangs onto resentment.
21. Secret life. Hides money, friends, activities.
22. Likes annoying others. Likes to create chaos and disrupt for no reason.
23. Moody - switches from nice guy to anger without much provocation.
24. Repeatedly fails to honor financial obligations.
25. Seldom expresses appreciation.
26. Grandiose. Convinced he knows more than others and is correct in all he does.
27. Lacks ability to see how he comes across to others. Defensive when confronted with his behavior. Never his fault.
28. Can get emotional, tearful. This is about show or frustration rather than sorrow.
29. He breaks woman's spirits to keep them dependent.
30. Needs threats, intimidations to keep others close to him.
31. Sabotages partner. Wants her to be happy only through him and to have few or no outside interests and acquaintances.
32. Highly contradictory.
33. Convincing. Must convince people to side with him.
34. Hides his real self. Always “on”
35. Kind only if he's getting from you what he wants.
36. He has to be right. He has to win. He has to look good.
37. He announces, not discusses. He tells, not asks.
38. Does not discuss openly, has a hidden agenda.
39. Controls money of others but spends freely on himself.
40. Unilateral condition of, "I'm OK and justified so I don't need to hear your position or ideas"
41. Always feels misunderstood.
42. You feel miserable with this person. He drains you.
43. Does not listen because he does not care.
44. His feelings are discussed, not the partners.
45. Is not interested in problem-solving..
46. Very good at reading people, so he can manipulate them
2007-03-26 09:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The person allows themselves to become obsessed with themselves. It can kill a person if they become so obssessed that they can't stop looking in the mirror.
2007-03-26 09:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by Angela B 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can be fatal if you fall into the reflection of yourself in the water.
2007-03-26 09:16:50 · answer #5 · answered by jemima 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they could control it they wouldnt be falling asleep everywhere
2007-03-26 09:22:25 · answer #6 · answered by apu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋