Egomania - Narcissistic Personality Disorder

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Egomania - Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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Who is the narcissist?

• It is a person who seeks perfection. He uses the
  false self as a protection mechanism against
  attacks from the outside world. The false self is
  like a mask which people use to hide their fear
  and their feeling of being insecure.

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What feelings do narcissists have?

• Shame
• Envy (jealousy)
• Fear
• Arrogance
• Exploitative behavior

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Do narcissists love themselves?

• The answer is no.
• Narcissists love just the image of themselves and
  think that people will love them just when they
  are perfect.

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Differences between male and female narcissists

• There are more men who suffer from this
  personality disorder than women.
• Female and male narcissists tend to use different
  techniques of using other people (sexuality,
  seduction, physique)

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Causes of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

• Social conditioning
• Parenting

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Can narcissists ever get better?

• The biggest problem facing the healing of a
  narcissist is the narcissist himself.
• Steps
• Narcissists would have to admit that something
  was wrong with them in order to go and seek any
  form of therapy.
• When narcissists do find the strength to go to
  therapy they look at the therapist as other
  people who they use.

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Can narcissists ever get better?

• Narcissists may give up very soon because of
  seeing treatment as a waste of time.
• Some therapists will give up the hope of helping
  the narcissist too early. Also narcissistic
  patients can be ungrateful and critical of their
  therapist

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Conclusion

• Today the situation is favourable for people who
  have a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They
  have all possibilities to disappear in the crowd
  because they can manipulate others.

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Thank you
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References

• http//www.mentalhealth.com
• (2007 10 29)
• http//www.narcissistic-personality-disorder.com
• (2007 10 29)
• A. Dembinskas Psichiatrija
• Vilnius, 2003 m. 4 skyrius Pagrindiniai
  psichikos sutrikimu simptomai ir sindromai
  (127-238 psl)
• http//psychologytoday.com
• (2007 10 29)