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Can Trauma Turn a Victim Into a Narcissist

Waleed Ahmed
2 min readDec 27, 2024

A person who was not a narcissist or who did not display the qualities of a narcissist might easily become one, in my opinion. Because of either internal or external influences, it is possible for anybody to easily transform into whatever they desire to be. anybody can do this. A personality condition that may develop in a person whose expectations for achievement have not been satisfied, which can result in feelings of frustration, despair, melancholy, entitlement, and wrath. Narcissism is a personality disorder that is connected with those who have experienced these emotions. Those who have been subjected to abuse, trauma, or overcompensation throughout their upbringing are also affected.

The victims of narcissistic abuse who do not fully process their trauma and who continue to be in denial may, in fact, exhibit a lower degree of empathy and acquire narcissistic features over time, or they may even evolve into full-blown narcissists when they are not sufficiently processed. Narcissistic tendencies are present in all of us, and there are a variety of situations that may either discourage or support the actual personality disorder. The expression “there is a thin line between love and hate” is one that I am certain all of us have heard at some point. I do think that this is the reason why some individuals are able to lose their cool and participate in activities that…

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Waleed Ahmed
Waleed Ahmed

Written by Waleed Ahmed

I'm Waleed Ahmed, and I'm passionate about content related to software development, 3D design, Arts, books, technology, self-improvement, Poetry and Psychology.

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