Let’s talk about the difference between healthy narcissism, narcissistic traits, and pathological narcissismaka narcissistic personality disorder.
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
What is healthy narcissism?
These feelings, though, are usually in line with reality.
(Here’s more onthe difference between narcissism and confidence.)
Selfish behavior is temporary, not constant.
The key word ismoments.
They struggle with sustaining healthy, deep, and meaningful relationships.
Healthy response to accountability.
Only when they are at risk of losing the relationship will they resort to feigning empathy and love-bombing.
Their behaviors will be confusing and dramatic.
(Here’s more onwhat a narcissist does at the end of a relationship.)
Response to cheating.
Another behavior common among people with narcissistic personality disorder is chronic infidelity.
This isn’t to say that a person who has cheated automatically has narcissistic personality disorder.
