There’s a unique form of paradox that comes with being a narcissist. One becomes so obsessed with themselves that they’re incapable of seeing how others perceive them.
Think about that. A core component of who we are, lost in a delusional obsession with ourselves. Rather than trying to remedy any outside feedback with their image of themselves, narcissists dismiss it. Not a complete dismissal, they use it to weave a false narrative about the world outside.
It’s important that we give every piece of outside feedback a degree of weight. An image of ourselves that only considers are opinion captures half the picture at best.