I am sad to say that I have had a significant dealings with a narcissist for years without being familiar with the term. From my experience, the narcissist suf

I am sad to say that I have had a significant dealings with a narcissist for years without being familiar with the term. From my experience, the narcissist suffered some traumatic event, probably in ~early childhood, and somehow it caused them to become maladapted in the way they perceive the world and their role in it. I don't believe narcissism is caused by culture/society. Although, it anecdotally, I wonder if there is also a genetic factor. Regardless of the cause, the person and their behavior are irrevocably damaged and the only way of dealing with them is not feeding them. Maintain extreme neutrality and disinterest and stay as far away as you can. All they do is harm, and they have no capability of ever taking accountability, it is simply beyond their comprehension. If you suggest that there is an issue, you will quickly find out that you are the issue, and the narcissist will get hard at work taking you apart, piece by piece, until there is nothing left of you.