Is that even possible?
Short answer, no. I know several people that are narcissists and they don’t get better over time. In fact I think they’ve gotten lot worse. If you’re in a relationship with a narcissist and perhaps thinking this person may get better over time, I have a bad news for you. No. Most definitely won’t. No amount of therapy will “fix” narcissism because for any behavioral therapy to work the person first has to admit they have a problem and want to get better. Narcissists are simply incapable of doing just that. Only solution is to remove narcissist from your life. Do it as soon as possible. Yes, I’m speaking from first hand experience.
I thought that part of being a narcissist implies the lack of self accountability to begin with, a narcissist cannot recognise the problem by themself, only external agents can induce them to it at best, and the moment they acknowledge it… is not narcissist anymore, right?
They have to will themselves into accountability, I guess… but how they get there, idk. I know someone who sadly fits the criteria and it seems to have only gotten worse with time. 😔
Everything I have seen on it points to the fact that things can get better with effort. Since like any mental status it has a spectrum of severity.
One of the main problems with Narcissism is the lack of self awareness as well as the lack of mind-fullness of those around. It’s going to be pretty hard to get a different perspective on behavior without an outside reference.
I’ve heard a story a people who was narcissists improving, but I have no idea of it was self driven or with assistance.
A narcissist wouldn’t seek help.
Oh but if they did it would be self help 😂
I used to have narcissism, but then I helped myself out of it.
I did such an amazing job (the best job, in fact) that I don’t have it anymore.
Pfff, who needs doctors? I’m clearly way smarter than those pretentious “doctors”
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Yes, it’s rare that they seek treatment, but it’s likely that due to similarities with BPD similar treatment (DBT) may work. But ultimately it requires honesty, vulnerability, and to have someone checking you on your shit
Do you have NPD? It is possible actually. NPD is extremely demonized out there for no reason when most people with NPD are not going around abusing people. The majority of abusers are perfectly fine mentally, they’re just assholes.
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Those refer to different people? The first one is about people with NPD, the second is referring to specifically neurotypical abusers
Reading is hard
No, by its nature it’s only self perpetuating.
