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A 24-year-old female asked:
i am asking in terms of psychology, i had narscissist/ codependent parents, is there a possibility that i developed a narcissist personality disorder?
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Dr. Krishna Kumar answered
Psychiatry 55 years experience
Narcissistic Persona: Please reflect upon:
Exaggerating talents and achievements
Preoccupied with fantasies of beauty, power and unlimited success
Grandiosity in fantasy or behavior
Needing lot of admiration
Unwilling to be in tune with feelings and needs of others
It is not likely that you developed Narcissist personality disorder due to your parent’s Personality disorder
See Psychiatrist for Diagnosis and stressors
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Dr. Steven Griggs commented
Clinical Psychology 39 years experience
It's much more likely you will develop the tendency to enable, rescue and generally take care of others in order to get your needs met. This is because with narcissistic parents, you will not get your needs met until you first meet theirs. Self-Esteem will likey take a big hit with NPD parents. Read a book titled: Will I Ever Be Good Enough.
Jul 27, 2019
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