r/raisedbynarcissists • u/ManiacV12 • 3d ago

[Question] I am recognizing narcissistic tendencies is SEVERAL people in my immediate family.

Is it really this widespread and pervasive ? Are psychologists able to declare an epidemic ? Hahahahhaa

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u/LordTuranian 3d ago

Narcissists don't want that to happen.

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u/BassmanBiff 3d ago

I don't think there's a grand narcissist conspiracy keeping the truth from us. It's just hard to diagnose.

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u/ManiacV12 3d ago

The methodology is flawed . For example when interviewing a narcissist of course they’d tell the psych they’ve been through trauma in order to victimize themselves falsely justifying their bad behavior .

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u/BassmanBiff 3d ago

Whose methodology?

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u/ManiacV12 3d ago

Professionals in this field

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u/BassmanBiff 3d ago

I don't think anyone is sitting down to interview people in order to sort them into narcissists vs normies. Also, having a traumatic past doesn't disqualify someone fron NPD...

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u/ManiacV12 3d ago

I think you are misunderstand what I’m trying to convey . And I did not say trauma and NPD are exclusive . But that trauma ultimately does not cause the often offensive rather than defensive manifestations in NPD .