Understanding Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)

A certain amount of narcissism is healthy. A positive self-image, confidence, believing in the value of one's contributions are all healthy forms of narcissism. It is only when a person's level of narcissism becomes dysfunctional that it is considered a disorder.

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"Narcissism" is not a diagnosis.

"Narcissist Personality Disorder" (NPD) is a cluster B personality disorder which lies on the spectrum between Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder (aka Sociopathy) and shares many characteristics with these disorders.

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Watch this video by Dr. Ramani who explains this distinction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0OHXUb4vqM&t=7s