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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do people become narcissists? [/quote]

You don't become a narcissist. You are born with it.  It's a mental disorder.  It's sad because the person truly can't help it.  But the traits are so horrible most people can't stand to be around them.[/quote]
No, you aren't born with it. You become self-centered and selfish. Sometimes the parents have spoiled you rotten. Or neglected you. It's always a problematic childhood. Always. Even if it doesn't seem so. Believe me.[/quote]

Nature and nurture. I'd say in almost all cases I've seen it's an interaction of both.[/quote]

Agree. Also agree that there's a spectrum and people can have some traits without having a full-blown case, although it's tough to determine without a clinical diagnosis because some of the traits (eg self-absorption) are also characteristic of other mental illnesses like depression.[/quote]

Agree it's on a spectrum. I suspect traits can be found in many families where there wasn't extreme spoiling or neglect, however the severe cases of NPD probably experienced pretty crappy parenting in one form or another.[/quote]

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