This concur with most of the recent research around narcissistic behaviour I have read. That it is usually caused by environmental effects (narcissistic parents etc) or low self-esteem during childhood.
From what I have understood it’s like a defence mechanism that has gone haywire.
I had a lot of links saved on my phone but for some reason they didn’t sync and the phone is gone.
Jesus. I wonder if that’s what happened to my mother. Never understood how her two siblings were so smart and successful and she was, frankly, a dipshit. Being the youngest and clearly the dumbest must have had an impact.
I expect the causation is the other way around. Someone with a fragile ego may become narcissistic to protect themselves.
This concur with most of the recent research around narcissistic behaviour I have read. That it is usually caused by environmental effects (narcissistic parents etc) or low self-esteem during childhood.
From what I have understood it’s like a defence mechanism that has gone haywire.
I had a lot of links saved on my phone but for some reason they didn’t sync and the phone is gone.
Found this with a quick search https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1236838/
Then of course you have the sociopathic and psychopathic variants that do not have the emotional connection at all but that’s in another ballpark.
Jesus. I wonder if that’s what happened to my mother. Never understood how her two siblings were so smart and successful and she was, frankly, a dipshit. Being the youngest and clearly the dumbest must have had an impact.