We've all had the unpleasant experience of interacting with a narcissist at some point. Whether it's your boss, friend, or partner.
People who have an unreasonably high sense of self-importance, a tendency to seek attention, and a habit of belittling or bullying others would think that these characteristic traits confirm everything they need to know.
But psychologists have revealed that you may not have to waste your time waiting for egotistical people to reveal their true selves. Because their faces can be dropping big hints from the beginning.
Dr. Ramani Durvasula explained that there are certain facial features that can indicate someone is a narcissist.
Research shows that many people who suffer from personality disorders appear to have significant similarities in some aspect of their physical appearance.
And surprisingly, it seems that it is people like them that we truly envy.
That's right, someone with thick, bold, well-defined eyebrows could be hiding narcissistic tendencies right under your nose.
Of course, some people are naturally blessed with bold eyebrows and others love to groom them, but a 2018 study found that people with excessive self-love are the ones who spend more time and money caring for their eyebrows. It turns out that there is a high possibility of investing. More impressive appearance.
The study found that perfect eyebrows are a characteristic of grandiose narcissists. Narcissism is a type of narcissism characterized by an excessive need for approval, and one behaves as if one is superior to others.
Experts at the University of Toronto gathered a group of people who filled out a self-assessment narcissistic personality inventory test to diagnose narcissistic personality disorder, and then photographed them.
These snapshots were cropped to show just the eyebrows and shown to another group to see if they could find common features.
The second group rated the images for specific qualities such as grooming, features, and femininity.
They found that characteristics such as the thickness and darkness of certain people's eyebrows play a key role in how others correctly perceive them to be more narcissistic.
The study found that “grandiose narcissists have a strong desire for approval and admiration, so they try to maintain well-defined eyebrows to make it easier for others to notice, recognize, and remember, which increases their likeability and leads to an overly positive self-view.” will be strengthened.”
And since this trait is famous as a way to assess a person's attractiveness, “it makes sense that narcissists might selectively change their eyebrows to appear more attractive.”
Experts said this may be because narcissists want to look as good as possible, so they tend to seek out recognizable and aesthetically pleasing features.
Dr. Durvasula, a Los Angeles-based psychologist, said: USA Today: “Narcissistic people are extremely concerned about their appearance.
“They probably spend more time and more money on it. But by all accounts, not everyone who gets their eyebrows done is a narcissist.”
He added: “One of the big problems with narcissism is that many people think of it as arrogance, stuck-up, or just plain selfish, when in reality it's much more complex.”
“If you look at it only from an arrogant, superficial point of view, people with really well-groomed eyebrows can look like some kind of narcissist.”
Dr. Miranda Giacomin agrees, saying that eyebrows “facilitate facial recognition” and that narcissists “maintain and strive to maintain well-defined, thick, dark eyebrows to enhance recognition.” He said it was possible.
Basically, look out for the Cara Delevingne lookalike.
