Personality challenges, such as Borderline Personality Disorder and yes, Narcissism, have a clinical diagnosis of course but they aren't zero-sum conditions. It's not that you have them or you don't. You, and everyone you deal with, has some of these traits to some degree. Dealing with them in others and even within yourself takes a toll. How much of that damage accumulates, lingers, and affects your day-to-day mental health is usually determined by your awareness of these conditions and the strengths from which you respond. Dr. Kim Lannon spends this episode helping with your awareness of the roles these disorders play in your life.