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Not going to take a position on the latest Twitter drama; just want to point something out: >Narcissists are made not born I have a background in abnormal psy

Not going to take a position on the latest Twitter drama; just want to point something out: >Narcissists are made not born I have a background in abnormal psychology and this is false. Narcissists are either born or the behavioural disorder forms in very early childhood. I'm on mobile right now but will find a source and come back to edit this reply. Again, not taking sides or even care much about the Twitter thing. Just wanted to point that misconception out.

whodunnit 4y ago
“Narcissistic features can come from childhood environments characterized by excessive deviations from ideal rearing, where either neglect/abuse (not enough caring attention) or over-pampering (too much caring attention) is present (Stone, 1993).” https://estd.org/narcissism-consequence-trauma-and-early-experiences https://estd.org/narcissism-consequence-trauma-and-early-exp... “Narcissism tends to emerge as a psychological defence in response to excessive levels of parental criticism, abuse or neglect in early life. Narcissistic personalities tend to be formed by emotional injury as a result of overwhelming shame, loss or deprivation during childhood.“ https://www.farahtherapycentre.co.uk/blog/narcissism-and-the-trauma-of-narcissistic-abuse https://www.farahtherapycentre.co.uk/blog/narcissism-and-the...
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