SIGNS SOMEONE WAS RAISED BY A NARCISSIST

Narcissism is such a trending topic -- identifying narcissists, understanding different types, how to identify abuse, etc.

But what are the signs someone was raised by a Narcissist?

What are the impacts upon children in homes raised by Narcissists?

Given many the many psychological, neurological, social, individual responses to stress, etc factors--- we cannot say that every child will be impacted in the same way.

Some will develop significant symptoms and issues (Ie complex trauma, or self esteem issues, anxiety, depression, etc) some will not -- at a minimum, it's common to have some self doubt - but there are often many other impacts upon children, as a result of being raised by a Narcissistic parent.

Also, protective factors (ie response to stress, family dynamics, neurobiology, genetics, parent's role...etc) can make a difference in how we are impacted.

But is NARCISSISM rooted in biology as much as environment? Is it only related to parenting or environment?

Research has begun to show some significant genetic and biological links to Borderline PD and Antisocial (as well as environmental) and so the questions about whether or not the same is true for Narcissism remain to be examined and demonstrated.

So, we are still very early in understanding Narcissism - but what is clear is that Narcissism is not going anywhere --and it can have a significant impact upon the development in children of Narcissists.

Just some interesting info.....

A study led by University of Chicago Medicine psychiatrist and personality disorder specialist Royce Lee, MD, finds that Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is marked by increased oxidative stress in the blood and is also connected to interpersonal hypersensitivity.

While not many biology-based studies have been done on NPD, there have been some encouraging biological studies of BPD in recent years, opening the door for more brain-based NPD studies, Lee said.
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“BPD went from an untreatable, so-called character disorder to a medical condition we now think of as highly treatable. NPD remains in this category of mysterious, stigmatized, misunderstood conditions. Clinicians aren’t sure what to do with it. In the science community, there’s been this renewed interest in trying to rehabilitate NPD. That’s what’s behind this paper,” Lee said.

The study “Narcissistic and Borderline Personality Disorder: Relationship with Oxidative Stress,” was co-authored by David Gozal, MD, MBA, from the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s Department of Child Health, Emil F. Coccaro, MD, from the University of Chicago Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, and Jennifer Fanning from Harvard University, PhD, Harvard Medical Hospital’s Center for Depression, Anxiety and Stress.
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And...."Pathological narcissism is associated with reduced cortical thickness and cortical volume in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, according to a study published online this July in Neuroscience, which may explain impairments in the regulation of emotion."

https://www.psypost.org/2016/09/patho...


Highlights (of another study)
(Brain structure in narcissistic personality disorder: A VBM and DTI pilot study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

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First combined grey and white matter analysis in narcissistic personality disorder.
Narcissistic personality disorder is associated with frontal grey matter loss.
NaPD is also associated with right frontal white matter alterations.
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