NARCISM AND DEPERSONALIZATION

NARCISSISTIC SIGNS/CAUSES

• Self obsessiveness or selfish and unattainable goals and motivations
• This is caused by insenstive parenting but is unknown
• Excessive feelings of self importance
• Creates a wall of communications with significant others
• Reacts to criticism negatively wiht shame or outbursts

TREATMENT

• Treatment is group talk therapy and supports
• Success rate is unclear due to the severity of the cases
• Alcohol and drugs impact the persons recovery to fail
• Depending on the severity of the disease, recovery cannot happen
• Significant others are key in support/recovery

DEPERSONALIZATION DISORDER

• This disorder is often caused by a traumatic experience
• "Out of body Disorder"
• The person feels as if they exist outside their body
• The people around them are felt to be delusions
• It is compared to a hypnotic state where as the person is in a dream

IMPACT

• Creates complications with close family and friends
• Memory loss and lack of focus
• Very common in young adults and teens who have been traumatized
• Interferes with work or daily activities

TREATMENTS

• Psychological treatments with intense counseling
• Training oneself to recognize reality and delusions
• Medications are common
• These include Prozac, Anafranil, and Klonopin