How do you think a person slowly turns into a narcissist?

[Beautyblossom2]

You could ramble both ways:-
1) from your own experience/thoughts
2) from actual knowledge on the issue

[provokeesmokee]

Narcissism is a mental illness. Some folks are predisposed to it.

There's also non-clinical narcissim which usually, in my experience, happens when you have someone with unreasonable expectations who spends a long time being catered to by others.

[Beautyblossom2]

Ohh.. Didn't know that😯 thanks for sharing

[OddBeMe]

From what I read…they’re born with it. Now loving families can bring out the empathetic side.

Same for “psychopathy”. I would imagine jet pilots, police, etc have some psychopathic features like not fearing death, or consequences. Of course they choose to turn that into “pro social” instead of “anti social”.

[jahaims]

You become one while developing as a kid. Usually because a parent is one. If you are a 30 year old adult you don't just become a narcissist. A narcissist is mentally ill not something you become outside of being a developing child.

[Beautyblossom2]

@jahaims so is it like something that a child mimics from their parent, like the need of "perfection" n disliking the bad stuff (thus insecurities) or is it like, the parent actively conditions them into being a "perfectionist/people-pleasing person? (I don't know if I'm framing this right/being insensitive)

[jahaims]

Do you know what imprinting is? I can put it more simply, but it won't be as accurate. Think of it as something you can only develop from childhood trauma. Usually, from a narcissist adult that is in their life.

[Beautyblossom2]

"something you can only develop from childhood trauma" yeah the sentence can explain + the word itself.. Like how some phobias/fears develop in childhood.. But still I'll look more into the term cuz I heard it first time.. Thanks😊

[Anonymous]

• They’re nice to strangers but never to you or their family
• They can’t stand seeing other people happy over the smallest things
• They think they have it all
• Everybody is wrong and they think they’re always right
• They ruin your mood on purpose for the sake of themselves

[Beautyblossom2]

Thanks for your opinion

[andy530]

I don’t think they do