Narcissists truly believe they are the person created by their NPD and don’t remember becoming a narcissist. Today, narcissism is understood as a personality disorder characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, a deep need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others. To them, narcissism is everything, and they will not go back to who they were before.

How Do One Become Narcissist; Do People Choose To Be Narcissistic

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Experts have traced how people become narcissist and conclude that Narcissism to be a psychological concept which has roots in ancient Greek mythology.

It originated with the story of Narcissus and later evolved into a psychoanalytic term. Narcissus was a handsome young man who fell in love with his own reflection and eventually dying from his self-infatuation.

Being a narcissist is not a choice but a form of self-protection developed in the unconscious mind. Th

Havelock Ellis, an English sexologist and Otto Rank made early contributions to understanding it.

Havelock Ellis used the term “narcissus-like” in 1898 to describe a psychological attitude, and later, in 1927, he argued that he and Paul Näcke should share credit for coining the term.

Otto Rank published one of the earliest psychoanalytic papers on narcissism in 1911, linking it to vanity and self-admiration.

Therefore, Narcissism is not a choice but an imbibed trait.

While the actual causes of Narcissistic Personality Disorder [NPD] are not fully understood, it is believed to be a complex interplay of environmental and genetic factors which includes early childhood experiences and parenting styles.

Also, some theories suggest that overindulgent or overcritical parenting, or a lack of empathy and understanding, may contribute to the development of narcissistic traits.

It often develop in early childhood during the formation of personality stage.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) occurs as a result of extreme negligence and abusive treatment during character formation stage.

This negligence is too much that the child creates what is known as an “alter ego” to protect themselves.

Alter ego helps to reduce the emotional pain caused by neglect and abuse. But this new self is emotionally underdeveloped.

However, in order to protect this fragile alter ego, the narcissist loses the ability to feel empathy. And develop feelings that support the alter ego.

These feeling include; grandiosity, entitlement mentality, thinking they are the best or smartest and become stronger.

This new self, or facade, is very fragile. If the facade is broken, it reveals a weak, scared person who is filled with guilt and shame.

Nevertheless, the real person behind the alter ego feels unworthy of real love, friendship, respect and fearful.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is seen as one of the hardest personality disorders to treat or overcome. This is because the narcissist’s entire identity is based on their alter ego.

Narcissists truly believe they are the person created by their NPD and don’t remember becoming a narcissist.

Today, narcissism is understood as a personality disorder characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, a deep need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others.

To them, narcissism is everything, and they will not go back to who they were before.

However, without NPD, they feel their life would be bleak, so they see it as a rescue from the pain of neglect and abuse. In their mind, they have traded that pain for feelings of being special and winning.

Being a narcissist is not a choice but a form of self-protection developed in the unconscious mind. The NPD pushes forward to protect the person from facing the harsh realities of their lives and their emotional wounds.