Most people who are interested in mythology know the story of Narcissus. For those who don’t know, let’s talk about it now.
Narcissus is the story of a man who, fascinated by his own beauty, seen in the reflection of a river, forgets to eat because of his own love, and drags himself to death. In the psychology literature, the concept referred to as narcissism is named after Narcissus in Greek mythology.
So What Is This Narcissism?
Narcissism is a character formation that causes the person to act selfishly, far from empathy, smug, and focused only on himself. The person loves himself very much and thinks that he is superior to everything. It can come in two types. With the grandiose narcissistic character traits that constantly bring themselves to the fore, try to be the best in everything, openly ignore the feelings of others, constantly try to attract attention, even if they do not openly do these behaviors, they constantly complain that all the burden is on them, and they feel all the pain in the world on their own. It is divided into two types as fragile narcissistic features that want to attract all the attention, show extreme sensitivity to criticism. The common point in both formations is selfish behaviors and self-esteem.
Why Do Narcissistic Personality Traits Occur?
These features, which usually appear in early childhood, are a kind of defense mechanism that the child develops against his environment and especially his parents.
- Behavior of the family away from empathy towards the child
- Failure of the family to show sufficient attention to the child, and behaving indifferently
- The family’s use of excessively authoritarian and punitive methods
- Trauma caused by the loss of the child
- Reasons such as dissatisfaction with the child’s behavior pave the way for the formation of narcissistic personality disorder.
Can Narcissistic Personality Disorder Be Treated?
Narcissistic personality disorder is one of the most difficult personality disorders to treat. It is not easy to convince individuals with narcissistic personality disorder who think that they know the best of everything and to continue the treatment. Today, narcissistic personality disorder can be treated with the right approaches applied by experts.
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