Narcissists’ Mental Toughness, Are Narcissists Coachable?
Why Is It Hard To Coach A Narcissist?
Naturally, narcissism has all the negative labels that one can think of in the world of coaching.
They are considered uncoachable or barely coachable in many cases and are instantly referred to a psychiatrist as they suffer from some mental health issues.
However, when considering other aspects of the disorder, they are considered to possess mental toughness that many of us, assuming we are not narcissists, may have.
Although narcissism is considered a malevolent trait, it does not necessarily mean that an individual who possesses certain traits may suffer from narcissism as only 1% of the world’s population suffer from the disorder.
Individuals who have subclinical narcissism may suffer from grandiosity, entitlement, dominance, and superiority which overlap with the disorder itself.
What Are The Traits Of The Narcissist?
If a person is a narcissist, they strongly believe that they are better than anyone who exists on the planet and deserves an award for just existing. and that is exactly what makes it very difficult to be coached as they will never listen to whatever the coach is saying during the coaching session.
However, being very confident with your own abilities whether mentally or physically is a strong core of being mentally tough. Hence, you are capable of accepting and enduring challenges unlike many other people and can seek this as an opportunity for personal, emotional, and mental growth.
Surprisingly, narcissism may be considered a positive trait even during coaching sessions. Psychological traits are neither bad nor good as they are considered products of evolution.
They are either adaptive to the surrounding and the environment or maladaptive. Some opinions believe that we must be very accepting and celebrate all forms of human nature.
As A Coach, How Would We Deal With Narcissistic Traits?
As Coaches, as we deal with different people during our coaching sessions, it is essential to remain free of judgment, however, if we are to recategorize narcissism as something positive, how would this affect the narcissistic rank on the coachability scale?
Would we look for during coaching sessions to deal with people showing narcissistic traits or would we be very tolerant and accepting that we would be able to coach them?
How do we react to someone with an inflated sense of self-esteem or someone who needs constant praise and compliments? We do receive many clients during our coaching sessions, with such traits yet are not considered narcissistic.
For instance, clients who take advantage of others and who do not recognize or care about the needs of others.
As A Coach it is very important to recognize the narcissistic client from any other client, and it is essential to refer some of these clients to a mental health consultant as they would really need help on their mental health level.
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