Narcissistic Personality Disorder

[thesecondwife]

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http://www.medicinenet.com/narcissistic_personality_disorder/article.htm

What Are the Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

In many cases, people with narcissistic personality disorder:

    * Are self-centered and boastful


    * Seek constant attention and admiration


    * Consider themselves better than others


    * Exaggerate their talents and achievements


    * Believe that they are entitled to special treatment


    * Are easily hurt but may not show it


    * Set unrealistic goals


    * May take advantage of others to achieve their goals

Other common traits of narcissistic personality disorder include the following:

    * Preoccupation with fantasies that focus on unlimited success, power, intelligence, beauty, or love


    * Belief that he or she is "special" and unique, and can only be understood by other special people


    * Expectation that others will automatically go along with what he or she wants


    * Inability to recognize or identify with the feelings, needs, and viewpoints of others


    * Envy of others or a belief that others are envious of him or her


    * Hypersensitivity to insults (real or imagined), criticism, or defeat, possibly reacting with rage, shame and humiliation


    * Arrogant behavior and/or attitude

[Julia]

Hi all,
the symotoms of the Narcissistic Personality Disorder are below.  Can a person with this disorder improve, are there treatments for this.  Do any WW know of someone who has improved with tretment and what works.  Do these people even know they have it?  Do they think there behaviour is out of the ordinary?