{"id":12901,"date":"2024-02-09T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12901"},"modified":"2024-01-30T17:46:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T22:46:19","slug":"9-traits-of-an-actual-narcissist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12901","title":{"rendered":"9 Traits Of An Actual Narcissist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/happy_businessman_being_carried_like_a_champion.png?resize=300%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Businessman being adored by crowds to represent Narcissistic behavior\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/happy_businessman_being_carried_like_a_champion.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/happy_businessman_being_carried_like_a_champion.png?resize=1024%2C574&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/happy_businessman_being_carried_like_a_champion.png?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/happy_businessman_being_carried_like_a_champion.png?w=1456&amp;ssl=1 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Everyone knows someone they&#8217;re sure is a flat out &#8216;narcissist&#8217;. We use that term as a slur for a kind of personality, mainly because we act as though the person just chose to be this way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">But do we really understand what it means?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">According to the Cleveland Clinic, it&#8217;s a unique personality disorder with its own set of symptoms and treatments. In order to be diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), a person needs to display at least five of nine qualities in various situations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A grandiose sense of self-importance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fantasies about having or deserving.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A sense of self-superiority.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A need for excessive admiration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A sense of entitlement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Exploitative behavior.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">A lack of\u00a0empathy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Frequent envy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Arrogance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Recognizing these symptoms doesn&#8217;t make it any easier to be around people.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">However, it does provide some emotional separation from their behavior, and an understanding that it&#8217;s not about you at all. This is a person who will likely doesn&#8217;t see their own behavior as bad, the alienation it causes, nor the need to get help from a professional.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Check out the article from the Cleveland Clinic to learn more about NPD and its symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Link: https:\/\/health.clevelandclinic.org\/narcissist-signs<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows someone they&#8217;re sure is a flat out &#8216;narcissist&#8217;. 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