We use others in the service of our own gains. We crave recognition and admiration, or we have an inflated sense of our own self-importance. Such people react to any criticism with rage, shame or humiliation. They constantly take advantage of others to achieve their own ends. They are grandiose, they believe their problems to be unique and special, and they are preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance or ideal love.
Narcissistic people exude a sense of entitlement.
They require continual doses of attention and admiration. Their relationships with others are dominated by themes of envy, competition and greed. When we first meet narcissistic people, we are drawn to them. We often experience them as independent, well put together and articulate. At the first sign of such a threat, the narcissist will become irritated or enraged, taking personally even the most innocent of slights.