Home Remedies and Herbs for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is one of many different types of clinical personality disorders. It’s a mental condition that causes the affected to person to have an over-exaggerated sense of self importance. People with NPD display a long-standing pattern of constantly seeking admiration while lacking empathy for others.^{1 2}

For people with narcissistic personality disorder, they actually have very fragile self-esteem despite their perceived self-confidence and importance. They can easily be provoked by criticism. Unfortunately, this leads people with narcissistic personality disorder to struggle with maintaining relationships and causes them problems in work, school and in life.¹ When people with NPD don’t receive the special attention or privilege they feel they are entitled to, it can cause them to feel unhappy and unsatisfied. People with narcissistic personality disorder are often referred to as “narcissists” or as having “narcissism”. This simply means they display distinct narcissistic personality disorder symptoms.^{1 2}

What Causes Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)?

Narcissistic personality disorder causes are unknown. Researchers believe that it likely stems from a complex combination of factors. Narcissistic personality disorder causes may also be different in each person.^{2 3} Possible narcissistic personality disorder causes may include:^{2 3}

• An upbringing where a parent either excessively pampered or excessively criticized them
• Genetic factors where a relative also displayed symptoms of NDP
• A combination of behavioral patterns and thinking patterns
• Environmental influences such as interactions between friends, family, teachers and others

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) Symptoms

In order to be clinically diagnosed, a person must display at least 5 of the following narcissistic personality disorder symptoms in a long-standing pattern:^{2 4}

• Obsessing over fantasies of their own success, power, intelligence or beauty
• Believing that they are unique and can only be understood by others of the same importance or stature
• Demanding constant admiration
• Possessing a sense of entitlement regarding their expectations of how they should be treated
• Taking advantage of others for their own benefit
• Lacking empathy for others
• Believing that others are envious of them or envying others
• Displaying constant arrogant attitudes

Narcissistic personality disorder symptoms typically fade with age. There are certain narcissistic personality disorder natural treatments that can help control and manage these symptoms.

References

1. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/definition/con-20025568
2. https://psychcentral.com/disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder-symptoms/
3. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/causes/con-20025568
4. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/basics/symptoms/con-20025568