Do narcissist attract other narcissist

Answer 1

Generally, no. Narcissistic behavior is draw to others that will listen - not talk about themselves as well. There are always exceptions if there is attraction that overwhelms a mental disorder.

Answer 2

There's a variety of causes of Narcissism that are more likely to make a child susceptible to becoming narcissist but it's not genetics per se nor environment per se specifically that can cause this. On the genetic side it can make a child more susceptible to becoming narcissistic because of their temperament and their ability to regulate emotions the actual physical hardware within their brain can be limited and can have an effect on whether or not the are able to generate empathy.

Empathy, is the key ingredient to being able to love somebody. It's also one of the main ingredients that tends to be missing from anybody with a cluster B personality disorder. Now, genetics are a factor but they are by far not the determining aspect of whether or not somebody will develop the disorder. You also have the environment that they grow up in. Are they overindulged or are they abused? Both of those paths can lead to the creation of a narcissistic individual. On the one path you would have somebody that is entitled grandiose and basically feels like they are the center of the universe and on the other hand you have an individual that has felt minimized slighted and abused their childhood and as a result they are more difficult to spot as a vulnerable narcissist, but their main feature is underlying sense of worthlessness and envy due to their bad childhood.

So there are multiple ways that narcissism can set in but it typically starts with an attachment issue an attachment trauma to their primary caregiver giving them an insecure attachment which becomes an avoidant style. That avoidance style makes the child unable to really truly trust another human being the way that they should be able to. This makes them very independent but distrusting and willing to harm and take advantage of other people because they believe that that other people will do that to them. So the overall three key features that have to be present are genetics environment and that attachment trauma. And even still you can have families where some children become narcissistic and others become more empathetic. It really comes down to it specific times when a child is supposed to be learning a developmental milestone something happening which prevents them from getting that milestone and stunts their maturity emotionally and effectively leaves them dysfunctional for the rest of their life.

Answer 3

Yes it does especially if the narcissist favor's the child. The child will grow up to be just like the narcissist.