Naricisstic Personalities and Relationships

I had a classmate who is one of the most self centred people i have ever seen. The guy can admit to any meaness and yet claim that it was not wrong of him to do that. I once told him that dear, when you marry, either choose a girl that your life depends upon her, so that you will not dare hurting her, or choose one who loves you to death, so that she will bear whatever you do to her, otherwise i don’t see how your marriage will work. Met him after few years, and i don’t know if he toojk my advice or it just happened, that he did marry a gril who loves her to death and doesn’t mind what he does.

Even infront of me, the guy never stopped ridiculing her, he does nto even call her by her name, rather by derogatory nicks, like lost cow, she camel etc

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Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the diagnostic classification system used in the United States, as “a pervasive pattern of g*****osity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy.” [1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder#cite_note-DSMcrit-0)
The narcissist is described as turning inward for gratification rather than depending on others and as being excessively preoccupied with issues of personal adequacy, power and prestige.[2]](Narcissistic personality disorder - Wikipedia) Narcissistic personality disorder is closely linked to self-centeredness.

DSM Criteria
A pervasive pattern of g*****osity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:[1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder#cite_note-DSMcrit-0)

  1. has a g*****ose sense of self-importance
  2. is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
  3. believes that he or she is “special” and unique
  4. requires excessive admiration
  5. has a sense of entitlement
  6. is interpersonally exploitative
  7. lacks empathy
  8. is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her
  9. shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

He needs to go to a shrink

ppln suffering of Narcisstic personality disorder are many in our society but their disorder is mingled with male chauvanism. many mothers foster their child with the same psychology as i have seen only men of such cases so, would surely discuss only them. such men think highly of themselves. they are many but even their family members won't bring them into lite.

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What a freakin jerk.

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He is going to suffer in the hands of same woman.

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^ You got that right PM Bhai

Iconoclast,

It would be interesting to know what this classmate's childhood was like. Have you ever had the chance to observe him with his immediate family, particularly his parents? It's possible that he received excessive attention and praise from his parents, therefore he never learned how to show care/consideration for others, which is why he's self-centered. If he is Narcissistic, the psychological disorder can also be triggered when parents go overboard with the attention that they lavish on their children. People like him have very few friends because their personality turns others off. I bet not many people can stand him. He's lucky that he has a wife who loves him blindly. For all you know, she might be the only other person, besides his parents, who is able to love him. In reality, he must be very lonely....but too arrogant to even admit that to himself.....and too blind to see the true worth of the woman who has the courage to tolerate him....and too dense to realize that she should be treated with respect.

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Any kind of extreme behavior is definitely a pyschological issue.

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poor wife:(

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and the funny thing is that the girl married him against the wishes of her family, but anyhow she did not look unhappy to me

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the worst part of such disorders are that either the wife has to suffer or the husband, i mean that why the normal and healthy beings. in such cases it is always wrong with the parents bcoz no doubt it is they who foster a small kid into a responsible person. and i do not know why they get him married to a normal being, they should find out a suitable match from "THE FOUNTAIN HOUSE"(schetzopheniac's), it is an institute for disorders.