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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: Titanscape on 24/03/2010 21:34:42

Title: Narcissism, Recovery, Law?
Post by: Titanscape on 24/03/2010 21:34:42

Is Narcissism genetic? How would you define it? Have you met one? How does one recover from them? Are there laws and methods in place to treat them?

Can someone be a psychopath and narcissist at the same time?

Title: Re: Narcissism, Recovery, Law?
Post by: Jessica H on 29/03/2010 19:03:59

I can only answer the later part of your post.  To me, a narcicist is self-centered to the point that everyone exists to serve them and sing their praises.           

I think someone could definitely be a psychopath and a narcicist.  I could see a person that is very acheivement driven (to fullfill narcicist needs) and will do anything to get ahead, including often hurting other people in the process (sociopath means). 

Title: Narcissism, Recovery, Law?
Post by: Titanscape on 17/04/2010 19:08:39

How do they become respected members of society?

Title: Narcissism, Recovery, Law?
Post by: glovesforfoxes on 18/04/2010 08:15:42

They learn to lie and manipulate people extremely well.

Title: Narcissism, Recovery, Law?
Post by: Jessica H on 20/04/2010 17:29:17

Agrees.  To get what they want, they would to earn peoples' trust by appearing to have empathy and sympathy for others.