06/08/2024
It’s a choice, but not a conscious choice.
According to self proclaimed narcissist expert, HG Tudor, it is genetically predisposed (either you have a biological parent or grandparent that is a narcissist) and PLUS you were brought up in a “lack of control” environment (where, as a child before you were able to support yourself financially and physically, that your carers either neglected, abused or overpraised you to the point that you developed narcissistic traits to cope with the lack of control to your surroundings).
So, yes, I agree that it’s not born into, but it’s not a self-conscious habitual choice. Not even for the “aware narcissists”. Narcissist’s behaviour (gaslighting, lack of empathy, rewriting of history or lack of accountability) are ingrained from childhood formative years and cannot be reversed.
Therefore it is an unconscious choice that's done with the narcissist’s knowledge (mostly not, as the majority of narcissists do not know that they're a narcissist) or it is done without.
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DR. ANNIE KASZINA AGREES WITH SHANNON THOMAS..."Narcissism isn't just an accident of birth, or a failure of nurture. It is, also, a choice.
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"My" narcissist ex grew up with two monstrously narcissistic parents, one grandiose, the other covert. He grew up to be a narcissist, while one sibling grew up blunted and codependent and the third is an empath. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
All three siblings had a difficult upbringing and a toxic relationship with their parents. They all processed it differently.
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We all get to make choices, no matter how hard our start in life. Narcissists make the choice to lash out. They choose to make someone else pay for the lousy experiences that they have been through. ⠀⠀
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It’s not your job to find excuses for the Narcissist’s behavior."
Another example: I know a family with 8 children, that had a narcissistic and abusive father. 7 of the 8 kids decided to be kind and compassionate. Once child, who became my now wife's ex-husband, became a horribly abusive, lying, cheating, narcissist. He CHOSE, AND CHOOSES to be an abuser. MAKE NO EXCUSES FOR THE ABUSE.