Am I Narcissist Or Turning Into Narcissist

Can a narcissist turn into a sociopath?

I believe it is ultimately wrong to take old DSM records and derive from them facts that would be wrong based on new DSM. Newer DSM do not replace the old DSM for nothing. They are made based on newer insights, and not made by some fools. You might still discuss the value of them, but you cannot just dismiss distinctions made in them. They are made for a reason. Then, first consider the meaning of the word narcissist and the word sociopath. We are not talking about NPD or SPD here. Otherwise the question is formulated wrongly. So the op is actually asking: Is it possible that a person who is using narcissistic traits as a primary coping mechanism at some point in his life switch to sociopathic traits as primary coping mechanism.As both are normal human behavior on a spectrum, theoretically it would be possible that a person would score high on both spectra. Unlikely, but not impossible. Therefor I consider it at least a theoretical possibility that at some point in a persons life, this switch could happen. An event or a series of events with enough impact could just be enough to up one of the both just over the other and change the persons behavior.

Can you turn into a narcissist after dating one?

If a “narcissist” means someone with narcissistic personality disorder, then no, once you are an adult, if you are neurotypical, you will remain that way.However, we all have narcissistic traits, and narcissism could be exacerbated by being with a narcissist in a couple of ways.One is the love bombing of narcissists is narcissistic, and they encourage you to do the same. A simple example, if someone flatters you, you want to flatter them back. So just from a modeling perspective (they are modeling certain behavior for you) behaving more narcissistically can happen. Also they will reward you greatly if you do the narcissistic things they want, so there is incentive.Another is if the relationship has progressed far enough to where they are treating you abusively, a legitimate use of narcissistic behavior is to protect oneself from danger.Neurotypicals will revert to their norm after disengaging from the narcissist, although it can take awhile.

Could a codependent turn into a narcissist?

The co-dependents (enablers) that don’t embrace that they are half of the problem. Sure they become narcissists in that they vilify the narcissist and present themselves as a fluffy white snow bunny oozing with pure intentions and love… Sounds pretty much like a narcissist glorifying themselves. They also end up going on narcissist witch hunts thinking they are doing the world a justice when they don’t realize the codependents (enablers) perfect narcissists.If you are with the narcissist for a year or longer you are an enabler that is the other half of the coin of distortion. One part is the distorted head and the other is the distorted body. Together the relationship is very turbulent because it goes against God. In that making an out of body manifestation of the inner body turmoil. The narcissist is looking to escape their body and the enabler is looking for a head instead of their own.When you look at the first diagram the bug looking enabler is the blind enabler this person forms a head and starts late in life to become the narcissist below in the second image.Isn’t it interesting how these two hate birds find one another?Of course we need to see the narcissist all by itself:Praise I AM,Michael Idarecis

Can a borderline person turn into a narcissist?

There are people with a co-morbid NPD/BPD condition. However even true to their core BPDs have narcissistic stages, despite not being narcissistic.We have a core-function called “splitting”, a mechanism created due to our low self-esteem where we cannot properly evaluate somebody or something we’re emotionally invested into. This includes our self-image.When we apply this function to ourselves, it means that we’re alternating between self-loathing phases and megalomaniac phases. The self-loathing phases are linked to our negative way of growing up, which regardless whether warranted or not, is presented. As a mental self-defence mechanism to keep us from committing self-harming acts, or even suicide we have phases similar to narcissism in which we are grandiose. accomplished, special and worthy of life in our mind. Just like any other person, personality disordered or not, a BPD too needs to feel good about himself in order to function properly.However, don’t confuse a self-defence mechanism with turning into a narcissistic personality altogether. That is but one of the most improper comments usually made by shallow observers of people with BPD, who do not bother distinguishing between the two, oblivious to the source of each individual's megalomaniacal phase. While a borderline has self-aggrandizing phases to battle his inner loathing, a narcissist is in perpetual self-admiration to the public and even his inner mind. A narcissist has a stronger self-defense mechanism than a borderline, meaning he’s less likely to see any wrongdoings or faults of his without serious help from a professional. A borderline, however, will easily devalue himself once his splits back at himself. A borderline will openly call himself worthless once that grandiose phase is over.Among 10% of people with BPD commit suicide; if we didn’t have the phase of self-aggrandizing narcissism to battle our inferiority complex, that already high number would be even higher. It’s in the nature for the insecure, self-deprecating borderline to have a compensatory mechanism such as this in order to function.That said, personality disorders are established in early childhood, NPD and BPD, in particular, are a result of bad parenting and/or childhood trauma. Once a person grows past a certain age, changes of suffering from these two disorders are slim, alas a BPD cannot turn into an NPD unless he that person had co-morbidity between these two orders to begin with.

Why did my mother change and turn into a narcissist?

Based on your story, I suspect that your mother was a narcissist all along. For the narcissistic parent, their child becomes a part of them. So in getting you into the best schools she was getting part of herself into those schools. As long as you made her look like a good mother, and were a credit to her - something she could show off to others - then you would be a favoured child. When you turned 21, a number of possibilities may have arisen. Perhaps your attitude changed, and rather than putting her needs first, you started putting yourself first? Or perhaps you no longer provided her with all the credit for your achievements? Or were no longer a consistent source of narcissistic supply? Or - heaven forbid- actually became more critical of her, and stopped idealizing her? Or, perhaps you started to overshadow her, as you became more successful, and the envy kicked in? Envy is a very powerful and corrosive force with many narcissists, and it can drive them to destroy their own offspring if they start to do better than the parent.Dealing with a narcissistic parent can be very challenging. You will need all the help and support you can muster to separate from her and make a good life for yourself. Get some professional help if you can. There are also numerous books available (Amazon is a good source - lots of good reviews) to help you understand and cope. Good luck!

Can an empath end up becoming a narcissist?

Can an empath end up becoming a narcissist?There is a deeply essential difference between an empath (empathic person) and a narcissist. Yes, an empathic person can behave selfishly at times. One of those times would be in response to narcissistic abuse. An emapthic person who has been verbally, emotionally and physically abused, and drained of energy, may become self-absorbed, insensitive to others, impatient, aggressively self-serving, rude. But these are symptoms of PTSD, not narcissism. This is not the nature of that person. This is an empathic person suffering a temporary illness, a reactive illness.The best way to observe the truly vast difference between an empathic person and a narcissistic person is to examine the early relationship between one of each. This will assume the empath is emotionally healthy. This will also be a simplified version. Please don't argue that these examples are not true 100% of the time. That is irrelevant to the exercise:The empath gives. The narcissistic takes. The empath tells the truth. The narcissist lies. The empath is faithful. The narcissist cheats. The empath respects the narcissist. The narcissist mind fucks, triangulates, projects onto and gaslights the empath. The empath may talk to a friend about problems in her relationship, but she is honest and presents the narcissist in the best possible light. The narcissist smear campaigns the empath to his flying monkeys, telling outrageous lies, accusing her of his own sins. The empath rationalizes the narcissist's behaviors, ascribing to him empathetic traits, sympathizing, assuming he means no harm. The narcissist delusionally imagines that the empath is seething with hatred towards him and wishes him utmost harm (apropos of nothing). The empath communicates with the narcissist in the clearest, most honest way, desiring resolution of issues. The narcissist works at preventing communication, lying, gaslighting, circular arguing, employing word salad, stonewalling, silent-treating.It is a disservice to the issue to blur the lines between narcissism and empathy. They are not similar. Empathy and narcissism are opposite ends of an empathy spectrum, and opposite ends of a narcissism spectrum.Narcissists are not empathetic.An empath cannot become a narcissist, at least not without acquiring brain damage of some sort. The brain damage from a relationship with a narcissist heals, so it would have to be some other type.

Can a narcissistic person turn an empath into a narcissistic person after a while?

No way!! I am an empath and I was married 25 years to a Covert Narcissist.Being empathic means that you are able to relate to how other people are feeling. It is beyond our concept that a Narcissist doesn't love us, they only love how we see them through our eyes. They are not compassionate or understanding. In fact, that is one of the core characteristics of a Narcissist, lack of empathy.A Narcissist is the only person we are unable to emphathize with because we are unable to comprehend or understand how they lack empathy and an ability to love another person besides themselves!Went on Google and did some research about empathyI always thought of empathy as a spiritual gift! A trait we are born with but must be nurtured and developed.What I found out about empathy:The capacity for empathy is believed to be innate in most humans.Childhood (as early as infancy) is now known to be a critical time for the development of empathy. Simple neglect can be surprisingly damaging.Those who experience early trauma are at much greater risk of becoming aggressive or even psychopathic later on, bullying other children or being victimized by bullies themselves.Most of our brain growth takes place in the first five years of life, and the minds of young children who have been neglected or traumatized often fail to make the connection between people and pleasure.A child's individual capacity for empathy can further be encouraged when parents model empathetic behavior themselves.To summarize:Based on what I read, early childhood experiences that affect a child's ability to feel empathy are some of the same experiences that cause Narcissistic Personality Disorder. And as stated previously, lack of empathy according to the DSM, is one of the defining traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.So it makes sense those impacted may deny they're unempathic because they don't know what empathy feels like. So they feel "normal," and are unlikely to admit or seek help for this crippling problem.