“Narcissist” has become an incredibly common word. You may hear it used to describe someone who is arrogant, selfish, attention-seeking, or simply difficult to be around. But narcissism is more complicated than that. There is an important difference between having some narcissistic traits and meeting the criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). There is also an important difference between narcissism and abuse. Someone does not have to have NPD to be emotionally