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Dealing With A Narcissistic Partner Treatment By Ayurveda

ABSTRACT

The personality of the person is made of thoughts, behavior, social functioning, and feelings. When the person deviates from the normal pathway of patterns of thoughts, behavior, etc, and is not able to meet the expectations of society then the person may land into a personality disorder. There are innumerous types of personality disorders borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder, and many others. Usually, personality disorder occurs in early adulthood or adolescence. In Narcissistic personality disorder a person has an inflated sense of self-worth and needs continuous admiration and sometimes abusive behavior is seen. This confidence masks low self-esteem and they are very much vulnerable to slight criticism. In this article, we shall be discussing the features of a narcissistic partner and how to handle them.

Dealing With A Narcissistic Partner

INTRODUCTION

Narcissism is a mental health condition not described until late adulthood. Being a narcissist means a  person feels his/her importance is above anyone who has abusive behavior and has very less empathy toward others. People with narcissism have troublesome relationships with family, spouses, and friends and have difficulty in work, and school as well. The person is always unhappy and disappointed. These people believe that they are unique and superior to others and always crave admiration. Having a relationship with a narcissistic partner, a person feels lonely.

HOW TO KNOW YOUR PARTNER IS A NARCISSIST

Having a narcissistic partner tends to be a challenge. Following are some common traits of narcissistic relationship partners are likely to have

  • Necessity of admiration
  • Controlling or manipulative behavior
  • Aggressive behavior
  • Focus on their own needs to be fulfilled and often ignores other person’s need
  • Lack of empathy
  • Sense of superiority or enlightenment
  • Feels unique
  • Preoccupy with the fantasies of beauty, power, success, and ideal love
  • Exaggerated with slight criticism
  • Dramatic and attention seeking
  • Gaslighting behavior

HOW TO DEAL WITH A NARCISSISTIC PARTNER

  • Firstly, to cope with a narcissistic partner and protect oneself from emotional distress you must educate yourself about narcissistic personality disorder and learn the symptoms
  • One should have realistic expectations from the relationship and should not idealize the partner. Accept the person the way they are.
  • Work on your own self-confidence, and self-worth by learning compassion and stop behaving like a victim. Act equal to your partner
  • Communicate with your partner and make them aware of how you feel about their behavior. Staying quiet for the sake of maintaining peace will affect you in the end. So don’t be quiet
  • Set up your clear-cut boundaries and communicate those boundaries with your partner as well
  • Consult a therapist for yourself. The therapist can provide support and guidance along with this helps with your partner’s mental health condition

AYURVEDIC ASPECT AND MANAGEMENT OF NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Ayurveda is an ancient science of healing that has existed for 3000 years. Ayurveda revolves around three sharirik doshas vata, pitta, and kapha, and three mask doshas satva, rajas, and tamas. All personality disorders are directly correlated with the vitiation of manasic doshas that in turn vitiates shrink doshas. Acharya has best-described manas roga in ancient texts. Narcissistic personality disorder in Ayurveda is related to Unnmada roga. Unnmada is the manas vyadhi which is best understood as mana (mind), buddhi (understanding), sangya (consciousness), Guyana (perception), smriti (memory), bhakti (inclination), chesta (behavior), sheel (character), Zahara (conduct).

उन्मादं पुनर्मनोबुद्धिसञ्ज्ञाज्ञानस्मृतिभक्तिशीलचेष्टाचारविभ्रमंविद्यात्||”

                                                                               (Charaka Samhita)

Our Acharya has mentioned sixteen manas prakriti with features that are based on a person’s behavior and mental activities. These are mainly of three types Sattvik prakriti  (signifies purity, wisdom, enlightenment), Rajas prakriti (signifies the quality of energy, passion, ambition, change), and Tamas Prakriti (signifies darkness, inactivity, inertia). These three have subtypes. Narcissistic personalities have features similar to Asur prakriti which is a subtype of rajas Prakriti. Some peculiar features of Asur Prakriti are as follows.

  • Courageous and bold
  • Aggressive
  • Indulge in self-growth
  • Thinks only about their own benefits
  • Controlling and manipulative
  • Petrifying and cruel behavior
  • Deceiving tendencies

In Ayurveda, there is Medhya Rasayana for the management of mansik rogas. Some of the medhya rasayana is mandukaparni (Centella asiatica), Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), jyotismati (Celastrus paniculata),shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis), Vacha (Acorus calamus), kushmanda (Benincasa hispida), Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra) and others. 

Other classical  Ayurvedic formulations that are effectively managing the manas ragas are brahmi ghrita, peachick ghrita, maha peachick ghrita, Siddhartha ghrita, kalyanaka ghrita, brahmi vati, saraswatarishta and many others.

Herbal Remedies for Narcissistic personality disorder by Planet Ayurveda 

Planet Ayurveda is a herbal manufacturing unit and is a renowned GMP-certified company. Products prepared by Planet Ayurveda are 100% pure, herbal, vegetarian, and natural supplements formulated under the supervision of MD experts. Formulations are in the form of votes (tablets), churan (powder), liquids, jams, and capsules. With the goodness of herbs, Planet Ayurveda has formulated many formulations for the Ayurvedic management of the polycystic ovarian disorder. All the herbs are formulated under the guidance of the Ayurvedic Context. These herbs are pure and unadulterated. All these herbal remedies are free from preservatives, additives, and chemicals.

Product List

1. Brahmi Capsules

2. Mahapaishachika Ghrita

3. Saraswatarisht

4. Stress Support

Products Description

1. Brahmi Capsules

Brahmi capsules are prepared with a well-known nootropic herb i.e Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) which has very good hepatoprotective properties. It is a tridoshic herb which means it balances all three doshas vata, pitta, and kapha. Other chemical constituents include bacon aside, glycosides, etc. It has very good neuroprotective properties that scavenge free radicals. It increases cognitive function, helps in the retention of memory, it calms the nervous system. Hence managing narcissistic personality disorder.

Dosage  One capsule twice a day.

2. Mahapaishachika Ghrita

Maha Paishachik ghrita is a formulation prepared according to the classical ayurvedic context. This emulsion of ghrit is prepared from various nootropic herbs like jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi), Vacha (Acorus calamus), haritaki (Terminalia chebula), Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), rasna (Pluchea lanceolata) and many others. All these herbs have calming properties that soothe the brain and give relief from the symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder.

Dosage  One tsp twice a day with warm water.

3. Saraswatarisht

SARASWARARISHT Saraswataristh is a classical herbal formulation that helps in managing various psychiatric symptoms. This herbal preparation contains Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), bibhitaki (Terminalia Billerica), dalchini (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), giloy (Tinospora cordifolia), dividing (Embelia tribes) and bibhitaki (Terminalia Billerica) and many others. All these herbs have nootropic properties that enhance brain activity and at the same time provide a calm mind. This helps with frequent mood swings and calms aggressive behavior and helps the person think effectively.

Dosage: Two tsp twice a day.

4. Stress Support

Stress supports a product herbal formulation prepared by Planet Ayurveda. The herbs in the formulation are Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Sagar (Valeriana wallichii), and Brahmi (bacopa monnieri). These herbs present in formulation enhance brain function and improves memory. Ashwagandha and Brahmi called rasayana are adaptogens that increase resilience to stress. Tagar also is a neuroprotective herb. Hence the combination of herbs is really effective in managing narcissistic personality disorder.

Dosage one Capsule twice a day.

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CONCLUSION

A person’s behavior is very much formed in childhood or early adulthood depending upon the surroundings. A Narcissist person has superiority complexes over others. he/she wants their emotional, and physical needs to be fulfilled avoiding the needs of their partner. To deal with a narcissistic partner one should be sufficiently educated about the condition and deal accordingly by helping your partner to know about the condition. Ayurveda has various combinations to manage the symptoms of a narcissistic person as explained above in this article.

 

How to deal with a Narcissistic Partner & How can Ayurveda help?

ABSTRACT

Narcissists lack empathy and attention seeking behavior is usually one of the first things noticed by their partners. They will want all the attention on them, destroy your self-confidence, and make themselves feel more worthy than others. First of all, understand that they have a different personality and temperament. If you are in a relationship with a Narcissist and wonder how to deal with it ? This article will provide information and ayurvedic formulations which will be helpful in this scenario.

Narcissistic Partner

INTRODUCTION

Narcissistic personality is the most common type of the personality disorder, but there are many other types of these people. If a person has certain characteristics like low self-esteem or a sense of suffocation it makes them more vulnerable to depression and anxiety but it is not their fault and they will only get in trouble if this person is taken advantage of. Narcissists want to control every aspect of the relationship. They can come off as charming, charismatic, and confident. They will make you feel like you are the luckiest person in the world and that they are the one for you. They will be intensely interested in your life, and try to get deep into your past. They will want to know everything about your past relationships along with any details regarding sex and love affairs. They will try to make you feel insecure about your looks, weight, and appearance. When one gets emotionally connected, even the slightest things possess great impact. Being around a narcissist can be very draining for your mental state so how can you deal with such a person? The following are the tips.

HOW TO DEAL WITH A NARCISSISTIC PARTNER?

The first step is recognising narcissist behavior patterns. The narcissistic personality is very attractive and attention drawing in the beginning. But with time you may suffocate emotionally. You will have to start speaking up for yourself. Try to set clear emotional boundaries to protect your peace of mind. Narcissistic behavior is not just a normal behavior but a mental condition namely narcissistic personality disorder. This type of condition may require medical attention. So, it will be advised to seek professional medical help regarding the same. Let us discuss the ayurvedic perspective of narcissistic personality disorder.

AYURVEDIC ASPECT OF NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Ayurvedic literature presents a very vast description of various types of health related conditions. The concept correlated to the condition of narcissistic personality disorder in ayurveda will be discussed now. Ayurveda’s branch Bhutavidya contains detailed descriptions related to various types of psychiatric and psychological disorders. Ayurveda texts mention plenty of ayurvedic formulations to deal with the condition appropriately. It correlated this condition with the vitiation of vata dosha along with the vitiation of the mano guna i.e. satwa, raja, tama. The condition of asura satva is correlated with that of narcissism. The features of aasura satva are described as follows. These types of people are very conscious regarding their reputation and image. They care only about their benefit. People of aasura satva are observed to be very bold and courageous, they even get very aggressive very often. They face anger issues. Depending on the severity of the scenario, they can be very cruel and terrifying also. It is very important to provide proper medical attention to such patients. The useful ayurvedic formulations effective for the condition of narcissistic personality disorder are detailed as follows.

HERBAL REMEDIES BY PLANET AYURVEDA FOR NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER

Planet Ayurveda provides various formulations of natural herbs such as brahmi capsule, maha paishachik ghrita, saraswatarisht, etc. which provide numerous health benefits improving the overall condition of the body. These ayurvedic formulations are prepared using authentic ways and provide great results in improving the condition of narcissistic personality disorder. The formulations are prepared strictly according to the procedures described in the samhitas (classical texts) and therefore are very effective in promoting the health of the patient and managing the diseased state effectively. The products beneficial for improving the condition of narcissistic personality disorder are described as follows –

PRODUCTS LIST

  1. Brahmi Capsule
  2. Maha Paishachika Ghrita
  3. Saraswatarisht
  4. Stress Support

PRODUCTS DESCRIPTION

1. Brahmi Capsule

Brahmi capsule is being prepared by Planet ayurveda. It contains natural extract of a wonderful ayurvedic herb known as Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri). It is an excellent neurotonic. Brahmi is very effective in managing a variety of disorders related to psychological health. It helps to improve the neurological state of the body. Hence, it will be beneficial for managing the narcissistic personality disorder.

Dosage: One capsule two times a day.

2. Maha Paishachika Ghrita

Maha Paishachika Ghrita is an effective ayurvedic formulation which contains a variety of advantages for health. It contains a paste of various medicinal herbs such as vacha (Acorus calamus), jatamansi (Nardostchys jatamansi), haritaki (Terminalia chebula) prepared in ghrita. This incorporates the medicinal properties of these herbs into the ghrita. Maha Paishachika Ghrita is beneficial in various neurological and psychological disorders, it will help to manage the narcissistic personality disorder effectively.

Dosage: 1 tsp two times a day with warm water.

3. Saraswatarisht

Saraswatarisht is being prepared by planet ayurveda. It contains plenty of natural ayurvedic components such as brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), adrak (Zinziber officinale), etc. This combination of ayurvedic components helps to pacify the excessive vata dosha from the body and hence, improves neurological health. Saraswatarisht shows great results in managing various personality disorders also and can manage the condition of narcissistic personality disorder efficiently.

Dosage: Two teaspoons two times a day.

4. Stress Support

Planet ayurveda is preparing stress support capsules for improving the neurological well being of the body. These capsules contain a combination of three beneficial herbs namely brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) and tagar (Valerina walichi). It supports the nervous system of the body. These herbs are very helpful in managing the excessive vata dosha and hence bringing back the healthy state of the body.

Dosage: One capsule two times a day.

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CONCLUSION

So, in a nutshell, all the above described information can be compiled and it can be concluded that the condition of narcissistic personality disorder can be managed effectively with the appropriate use of ayurvedic formulations. The ayurvedic principles believe to rectify the disease right from its roots rather than just managing the symptoms. So, by restricting the causative or aggravating factors and following a healthy diet chart along with the administration of ayurvedic formulations The condition of narcissistic personality disorder can be managed effectively.