NPD doesn’t get the same treatment since I don’t think it’s protected under ADA (and IDEA in schools) but even then, there’s a school of thought that it comes from an overabundance of high self esteem (rather than a fragile self esteem). If you follow that logic, then things associated with high self esteem, such as confidence, is it’s strength.
Mind, I teach non-narcissism high self esteem as both good and bad. On the one hand, you have confidence and are more likely to take action. On the other hand, you’re more defensive and it’s likely to accept criticism, plus if you think you’re awesome you tend to also have contempt for others. Take that to an extreme and you’ve got narcissism.
Americans are usually taught self esteem as a universal good, so just bringing it up like this raises eyebrows, but there is actually some research to back it.
That’s because of social media influencers poorly understanding the concept, or even misapplying it to transwomen (I have yet to find one with an unusually high self-esteem).
What strengths are associated with NPD?
NPD doesn’t get the same treatment since I don’t think it’s protected under ADA (and IDEA in schools) but even then, there’s a school of thought that it comes from an overabundance of high self esteem (rather than a fragile self esteem). If you follow that logic, then things associated with high self esteem, such as confidence, is it’s strength.
Mind, I teach non-narcissism high self esteem as both good and bad. On the one hand, you have confidence and are more likely to take action. On the other hand, you’re more defensive and it’s likely to accept criticism, plus if you think you’re awesome you tend to also have contempt for others. Take that to an extreme and you’ve got narcissism.
Americans are usually taught self esteem as a universal good, so just bringing it up like this raises eyebrows, but there is actually some research to back it.
If Americans are taught self esteem as a universal good, how come they hate people with NPD so much? They think every abuser is a “narcissist”.
That’s because of social media influencers poorly understanding the concept, or even misapplying it to transwomen (I have yet to find one with an unusually high self-esteem).
https://youtu.be/8ZFQG2e87ZU
What if you think you kinda suck, but also think most other people are way the fuck worse?
Well, low self esteem is shown to be more accurate about the world, so that kind of tracks.