Narcissistic Personality Disorder by Kiri Gwen

Narcissistic Personality
Disorder

By:Kiri Allen ♡

WHAT IS NPD stands for Narcissistic Personality
NPD? Disorder. A disorder in which a person has an
inflated sense of self/ self importance.

How to spot someone with NPD?

◦ A person with this disorder might…

❖Be unemotional
❖Be grandiose
❖Have a strange amount of disregard for others
❖Have a pattern for need of admiration and attention
❖Lack empathy
❖Take advantage of others
❖Have a sense of entitlement
❖Be extremely self centered
❖Exaggerate their own talents or accomplishments

What are the risks/ causes?

Risk/ Causes Prevention strategies

◦ There aren’t any direct causes but one’s ◦ Get treatment asap for childhood
environment , genetics or neurobiology traumas or issues. One can also
can be linked to NPD. This mostly participate in therapy(single and/or
affects men so if you’re a woman family) to learn healthy communication
CONGRATS !!! and coping skills

Is there ◦ There aren’t any medical treatments because of
treatment for how so little is known about this disorder but

NPD? one should participate in talk or psychotherapy.

Whats the science behind NPD?

◦ NPD is seemed to be caused by oxidative stress which is a molecular imbalance between
antioxidants and free radicals, because of the stress there are more oxidative chemicals
for the brain and body to metabolize making a person slightly unstable and unable to
care about others.

❖You can try to accept them for the way How to protect
they are yourself when
dealing with
❖Set clear boundaries someone with
❖Remember the truth
❖Speak up for yourself NPD?
❖Find a good strong support system
❖Don’t feed into their ego

FUN FACTS.. (kinda)

Myths Facts&Stats

◦ People with NPD are evil ◦ NPD only affects up to 5% of people
◦ People with NPD can’t form close
◦ Narcissist aren’t good at managing their
relationships money
◦ NPD is common
◦ Narcissist are born not made ◦ Only about 2-6% of people diagnosed
with NPD get treatment

◦ About 15% of people with NPD also
have depression

◦ NPD affects 1 in 200 people

Questioning if you have Here’s some groups, centers, and
NPD? psychologist that specialize in Narcissist here
in Nashville.

i. Dr.Chann, Clincal psychologist

ii. The Integrative life center

iii. Nashville Center for Trauma and
Psychotherapy

iv. Peloton Counseling , nashvillenarcissism.com

If you suffer from abuse from a narcissist
here a Narcissist Abuse Support Group

i. Healing from Narcissistic Abuse ,
psychologytoday.com

WHAT CELEBS
HAVE

DIAGNOSED
NPD?

KIM KARDASHIAN
AND KANYE WEST

TOM CRUISE

MADONNA

MARK
ZUCKERBURG

DONALD TRUMP