Here’s how to handle a covert narcissist partner!
- A Covert Narcissist is a person who craves admiration and importance as well as lacks empathy toward others
- They are self-centered or focused on their importance
- They have a higher risk of depression and anxiety than other types of narcissists
A covert narcissist is a person who has a narcissistic personality disorder and craves admiration and importance as well as lacks empathy towards others but can act in a different way than other narcissists.
Covert narcissists are self-centered or focused on their importance so they lose touch with reality and do not appear to care about other people.
They use manipulation to get the things they want. Being in a relationship with a covert narcissist is difficult and they end up hurting the other person.
Signs of a Covert Narcissist
The real causes of Covert Narcissism are not known but it is said that certain factors cause it. Those factors are genetics, childhood abuse and trauma, upbringing, and relationship with caregivers, and personality and temperament.
The signs are:
- These types of people present themselves with a sense of inferiority, uncertainty, and self-doubt.
- They are indecisive and let other people make their important decisions as they fear making a mistake
- They are highly reactive to criticism when it comes to their work, family, or personality. Likewise, these types of people are extremely emotional.
- They crave importance and thirst for admiration so they often give compliments purposefully to get the same in return.
- These people shame others to maintain their elevated position. They make the other people feel small.
- Covert Narcissist has a higher risk of depression and anxiety than other types of narcissists.
Handle narcissistic personality disorder
If your partner has these types of signs it is important to address them to them. Here’s how to handle covert narcissists.
- Have an open conversation with them and try to help them
- Supportive psychotherapy is also a technique to help them
- Setting healthy boundaries with the person
- If things get out of hand creating a healthy distance with them is also a way
