It might not be full-blown psychiatry-diagnosed narcissism. It just might be inflamed ego. I really resonated with a book called Ego Is the Enemy. It's fast

It might not be full-blown psychiatry-diagnosed narcissism. It just might be inflamed ego. I really resonated with a book called Ego Is the Enemy. It's fast to read, and I've read it a couple times. It's improved my vigilance against my own ego gaining too much control over me. I'm certainly not ego-less, but I definitely improved my happiness significantly by making an attempt to weaken the impact of my own ego. Also, understanding how ego tries to work is a great reference frame for interpreting my own and others' behaviors. That's first step to dealing smartly with them.