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Are narcissists capable of love? This is a question that weighs on the minds of a lot of people who have endured the narcissistic love patterns of idealization, devaluation, discarding, and hoovering. If you\u2019re wrestling with it too, know that you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n
We understand how emotionally draining and tumultuous a relationship with a narcissist can be. And it can leave you convinced that the person perpetuating all this chaos in your life cannot possibly be capable of love. However, in reality, a narcissist can technically love someone but their feelings are fleeting and superficial at best.<\/p>\n
What does \u201cfleeting and superficial\u201d mean? How does it translate into their behavior in a relationship? To help you find the answers, let\u2019s take a deeper look at the intricacies of a narcissist in love in consultation with California-based psychiatrist and Cognitive Behavior Therapist Dr. Shefali Batra<\/a> (MD in psychiatry), who specializes in counseling for separation and divorce, breakup and dating, and premarital compatibility issues. But first, let\u2019s make sure you understand who a narcissist really is.<\/p>\n The word narcissist is often casually thrown around to define anyone with an inflated need for admiration and attention, and a self-centered attitude. However, not everyone who enjoys more than a healthy dose of self-love is a narcissist.<\/p>\n Another common misconception is that exhibiting narcissistic behavior is the same as having narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). However, that\u2019s far from the truth too. Narcissism exists on a spectrum and only people on the highest end of this spectrum are considered to have narcissistic personality disorder.<\/p>\n According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5)<\/a>, a person can be diagnosed with NDP if they exhibit five or more of the following traits:<\/p>\nWho Is A Narcissist?<\/h2>\n
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