Narcissistic Personality Disorder
It is believed that narcissism is an attitude which is present in every individual and is actually important to be confident individuals. However, when this feeling of self worth exceeds certain limits, where one cannot see anyone other than oneself, one is said to have narcissistic personality disorder. Anger is a natural reaction that comes to humans when exposed to a provocative situation. However, such anger arises from a rational cause and dies down when one is able to express it. However, narcissistic rage is different from the anger that people usually feel. People who have narcissistic personality disorder need narcissistic supply which includes constant adulation, attention, compliments and subservience. They consider themselves to be perfectionists and want people to fear and respect them, whether they do or do not have any accomplishments of their own. As narcissistic people are dependent on other people to boost their self-esteem, any challenge, negative remark or disagreement from other people can be considered to be criticism, rejection and mockery. They take it as a personal assault and lash out at the person who provoked them. This can cause physical as well as psychological harm to the other person. Read more on narcissistic behavior.
Narcissistic Rage
The term ‘narcissistic rage’ was introduced by Heinz Kohut in his book, ‘The Analysis of the Self’. As narcissists believe that they are perfect individuals who know everything and who can never go wrong, the thought that somebody is challenging their views or behavior can cause rage in them. This rage can be expressed in two ways. The most obvious way is explosive behavior where the person will lash out at the other person, both verbally as well as physically. Sometimes, too much rage can give rise to murderous thoughts in the narcissistic individuals. The other way of expressing their rage is the passive aggressive behavior where the person will not harm the person physically or mentally, but will punish them by giving silent treatment. However, the rage is not just targeted towards the person who provoked them, but also towards other innocent people.
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I read these things and I so see my husband’s ex-wife in this description. what saddens me most is she exposes two young children to her rages, silent treatment, and hysteria. sigh….
I don’t know how old the children are? Eventually, the children will see it. They learn coping mechanisms and they will be old enough at some point to say they don’t want to be around her. Hopefully anyway. I would get a few books on dealing with difficult people and learn what sets her off, you can find ways to keep the peace for the children maybe if you can learn her triggers.
Wow, this is my ex husband 100%. I always believed I was wrong, stupid, inferior and probably deserved his treatment. I can’t believe what an eye opener this is…… Thank you….
Believe me, your response is just like so many others. Now that you know, you can help by spreading information.
I wish I had been aware of this before. Why are there so many of them? My ex and his entire family. I always knew something wasn’t exactly right, but made excuses for the behavior and ignored a lot of it. Until I recognized his behavior was not normal, and then I realized that is how his entire family were.