More explanations to why people develop narcissism
I have mentioned before the reason why you develop different conditions is due to a combination between you genes and your upbringing. In the case of narcissism Jeffrey young discusses three factors as crucial.
1) Genes make some children acting out more, they have more aggression than others so in an emotionally not giving environment they are more prone to become demanding when they are adults to compensate for not feeling important and seen when they were children.
2) Another factor is that in some families where the parents can´t see to the child´s emotional needs they let child be demandind in some other way.
3) A third factor is that the child has a special feature; it´s beautiful, smart, gifted in a sport etc. These children will compensate for not getting their emotions fulfilled by demanding attention for this feature.
People who genetically have a lot of anger can develop narcissism to compensate for having been treated in an emotionally unfair way.
Narcissism is often developed as a compensation for not feeling important and seen as a child. Instead these people want to show that they are special and important than other people.
Cognitive Behavior Psychologist Monica Emanell
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