Requiring them to take responsibility for their actions.
People with narcissistic personality styles are notorious for avoiding responsibility for their behavior at all costs, especially when that behavior highlights their incompetence or dysfunction. This avoidance is rooted in their low self-esteem and fragile egos, which they try to overcompensate for with grandiosity and entitled behavior.
If they admit they were wrong, they would also have to admit they are ordinary people who make mistakes—a stance that conflicts with their desire to maintain an image of superiority over others. This constant avoidance drains their fragile egos, leading them to use maladaptive defense mechanisms such as denial, rationalization, blame-shifting, deflection, and scapegoating others.
Number 9: Denying Instant Gratification
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