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How To Deal With Narcissistic Sociopathic Personality Disorder?

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Posted on Fri, 27 Feb 2015
Question: i believe my brother is a narcissistic sociopath and while I have cut him off completely, he has made threats to me and comments to other family members about me that have caused them to call me and say watch my back. am i in serious danger?
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Answered by Dr. Shoaib Khan (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
May be not physically, but yes, he can be destructive

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. If at all he is a narcissistic sociopath then you should know that a he will go to any length to attain the self praise he so madly craves, and if you do not feed his craving or are in any way a threat to him receiving the praise he craves then he can go to emotional, mentally and possibly even financially harming lengths.

Although most narcissistic sociopaths do not go to an extent to cause any social harm it is important to keep away, and also not bad-mouth them in any possible way, whether directly or indirectly. Do not talk to others about what he is doing, and do not try to speak to him directly.

I would also like to highlight an important fact about narcissistic sociopathic personality disorder; it is regarded as mostly untreatable. Although many medications have been tried and tested, the main obstruction is the individuals himself/herself. Being a narcissist he/she will never agree to be wrong or have anything apart from good going on. Even those individuals who have somehow agreed to seek help have very rarely responded well to treatment.

This puts only one solution forward, protect yourself from the individual and be smart about it not impulsive. I do not think he can cause you any physical harm ma'am, but some times mental and emotional harm can go a long way. Please keep yourself and your family away from him and if at all your relatives all understand your position, then you should ask them all to just hear him out and let it rest at that. Ask them to show him support superficially. If he does not get that, he will continue to try things more extreme, and thats when things can get difficult.

I hope you understand, and I wish you lots of luck. Please also feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.

Best wishes.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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How To Deal With Narcissistic Sociopathic Personality Disorder?

Brief Answer: May be not physically, but yes, he can be destructive Detailed Answer: Hello ma'am and welcome. Thank you for writing to us. I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. If at all he is a narcissistic sociopath then you should know that a he will go to any length to attain the self praise he so madly craves, and if you do not feed his craving or are in any way a threat to him receiving the praise he craves then he can go to emotional, mentally and possibly even financially harming lengths. Although most narcissistic sociopaths do not go to an extent to cause any social harm it is important to keep away, and also not bad-mouth them in any possible way, whether directly or indirectly. Do not talk to others about what he is doing, and do not try to speak to him directly. I would also like to highlight an important fact about narcissistic sociopathic personality disorder; it is regarded as mostly untreatable. Although many medications have been tried and tested, the main obstruction is the individuals himself/herself. Being a narcissist he/she will never agree to be wrong or have anything apart from good going on. Even those individuals who have somehow agreed to seek help have very rarely responded well to treatment. This puts only one solution forward, protect yourself from the individual and be smart about it not impulsive. I do not think he can cause you any physical harm ma'am, but some times mental and emotional harm can go a long way. Please keep yourself and your family away from him and if at all your relatives all understand your position, then you should ask them all to just hear him out and let it rest at that. Ask them to show him support superficially. If he does not get that, he will continue to try things more extreme, and thats when things can get difficult. I hope you understand, and I wish you lots of luck. Please also feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help. Best wishes.