6 Types of Narcissists- And Which One to Avoid?
Narcissism- the people under this category are as unpleasant as the word sounds!
While we link narcissism with people who like to talk about themselves thinking they are superior to others, there are other characteristics involved in narcissism. It depends upon the type of narcissist you are dealing with.
Narcissism is more than just a personality disorder in an individual with holistic and constant self-importance- but one size does not fit all!
Six Types of Narcissists, explained
Here are six types of narcissists you may encounter in your life.
The Toxic Narcissist
A toxic narcissist is a drama creator in your life. They cause pain and destruction in your life at the very worst, leaving you to rethink yourself. So, if you believe that you have a friend that constantly demands your attention and time. And they become a whole other person or do not respond well when you do not meet their demands. That is a toxic narcissist.
Likewise, when someone enters your life and causes a heck lot of problems, caused extreme troubles, physically abused you, or got you fired from a job, or even led to an end of a relationship- they are as toxic as they come.
Psychopathic Narcissist
As we all know who a psychopath is, they are unstable and aggressive- the same traits found in a psychopathic narcissist. They are often violent and show no remorse for their out-of-the-line behavior. One of the most common categories that fit the criteria for a psychopathic narcissist is the “Serial Killers”.
Closet Narcissist
One of the tricky narcissists is the closet narcissist. They are not very loud about their personality, but surely have a good bunch of traits hiding under their skin. They are not obvious about their disorder, but they surely believe in the characteristics of narcissism.
And, this means a lot of other things- feeling entitled, constantly needing others to admire them, being jealous of people, lack of empathy for success, and being preoccupied with empathy for others.
They have a habit of being codependent. They often pretend to be selfless. However, they like to associate with someone who admires them and accompanies them with their coattails.
Exhibitionist Narcissist
Now, the exhibition narcissist is completely the opposite of the closet narcissist. These narcissists let everyone around them know they are narcissists. Plus, they openly take advantage of other people and even be arrogant, sounding too self-centered. They love to be in the spotlight and often get uncomfortable when they are not under everyone’s attention.
Bullying Narcissist
The Bullying narcissist may sound the worst one- they combine two major negative traits like self-absorption and bullying. They build themselves by trashing or demeaning other people. They fixate on the idea of winning and may even threaten others to get their way.
Bullying narcissists get joy in mocking others and making them feel bad, unworthy, and petty. It differs from the regular bullies we come across in our lives who put people down for social status, and the narcissist does it for personal motivation.
Seducer Narcissist
The trickiest narcissist is the Seducer Narcissist who makes you feel you are everything to them for that moment of time and nothing else matters. But the actual intention is just to get in your pants. They make you feel great about yourself aiming for a sexual or love conquest. They admire you and fawn all over you until you are no use to them or their narcissistic ego.
So, which Narcissist to Avoid?
Out of all the narcissists we read about today, the toxic narcissist sounds the most dangerous to be around. They just go out of their way to simply hurt people, especially their closed ones.
But what makes other narcissists comparatively safer?
They are just obsessed with themselves, but the toxic narcissist can actually hurt people, pretty awful. Sure, having any narcissist in your life is not fun, and painful. But it is the element of intention that segregates the toxic ones apart.
Protect yourself and consider getting rid of narcissists in your life!
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