{"id":3567,"date":"2018-08-14T07:46:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T07:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/?p=3567"},"modified":"2022-05-23T22:19:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T22:19:53","slug":"is-narcissism-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/narcissismcured.com\/thencmarriage\/narcissist\/signs-narcissism\/is-narcissism-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Narcissism?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Narcissism is Healthy and When it\u2019s Not\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

L<\/span>ove yourself \/ but don\u2019t be conceited. Take care of yourself \/ but put others first. Stay focused on your goals \/ but don\u2019t crow about your accomplishments. Survival of the fittest \/ or love your neighbour as yourself?<\/p>\n

With all this contradictory \u2018wisdom\u2019 on offer, is it any wonder couples are confused and having trouble getting along?<\/p>\n

What is Narcissism?<\/h3>\n

Frankly, I am tired of people saying \u2018a little bit of narcissism is healthy\u2019 when the truth is healthy and unhealthy narcissism are two completely different outlooks on life.<\/p>\n

Can your husband loving you or loving someone else be considered the same thing? No of course it can\u2019t and it\u2019s not!<\/p>\n

In just the same way healthy narcissism is about loving and caring for yourself, while unhealthy narcissism is about loving and caring for a fantasy idea of yourself<\/em> you have created in your own mind.<\/p>\n

A person caught in unhealthy narcissism has so little love for themselves that they have invented a pretend self in order to hide from their own insecurity<\/a> and shame. So in reality healthy and unhealthy narcissism are opposite extremes.<\/p>\n

Can you look at your own weaknesses and faults? Or do you hide behind a perfect image that you promote while blaming your shame<\/a> on someone else?<\/p>\n

Healthy Narcissism<\/h4>\n