NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER-
Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (exaggerates achievements, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited power, success, brilliance beauty or ideal love
Believes he or she is “special” and can only be understood by similarly special, high status people
Requires excessive admiration
Has a sense of entitlement
Is inter-personally exploitative
Lacks empathy
Is envious of others or believes others are envious of him/her
Shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
SOCIOPATHS EXHIBIT SOME OF THOSE TRAITS, AND THESE AS WELL:
Failure to conform to social norms as evidenced by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest
Deceitfulness
Impulsivity
Irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated physical fights or assaults
Reckless disregard for the safety of others
Consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain consistent work behavior or honor financial commitments
Lack of remorse, as being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt others
If you recognize any of those behaviors in a partner or friend who you have had a relationship with, then congratulations- you were in a toxic relationship with a narcissist or a sociopath.
Now, if you were like others, then you probably felt at war with your own mind, constantly wondering if the fault was with you, or them. After doing some research, as I’m sure many of you have done in this situation, discovering that all the things you thought were “broken” in you, were actually just fine. You are not the one who was so destroyed that you couldn’t find a way to keep yourself together unless you were destroying another person…that was them.
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