How to Identify Narcissists and Other Problematic People

If you are an outside observer trying to do narcissist spotting on behalf of a loved family member or friend, you face an uphill struggle.

That’s because narcissists hide well.

The best way to identify narcissists come in two bullet points

1. context is necessary to identify their lies and falsehoods
2. familiarity with narcissist behaviors is necessary to pattern match

Without sufficient quantities of both these bullet points, it’s an uphill struggle.

But I can share a quick and dirty trick that anyone can use to watch out for a problematic individual. Note, I didn’t say narcissist, because that requires much much more.

But it’s still a very good thing to spot a problematic individual early, because they’re problematic, and will continually create problems over nothing.

Problems reduce the quality of life, creating dramas and problems is senseless because it ruins life over nothing. And that’s why we should avoid problematic individuals, whether they also happen to be NPD or not.

This means you do not need a full psychological diagnosis from the DSM. You can do it right here. Spotting problematic individuals is easy and doesn’t require professional…