How Narcissists React to Mortification

Narcissistic mortification is a psychological experience involving intense shame, embarrassment, or humiliation, and can have significant effects on narcissistic people due to their heightened sensitivity to threats against their self-esteem. How narcissists typically react to mortification often reveal the fragility of their self-concept and their reliance on external validation.

In the first part of this video I outlined some of the common things which can cause narcissistic mortification.

This video outlines some of the common ways people with deeply ingrained narcissistic tendencies react when mortified including anxiety, depression, rage, vindictiveness and ultimately collapse.

References:

Kernberg, O. (1975). Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism

Millon, T. (1996). Disorders of Personality: DSM-IV and Beyond

Ronningstam, E. (2005). Identifying and Understanding the Narcissistic Personality

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