Narcissism is one of the most misused words in our socially and digitally connected world.
Someone confident and even cocky could be wrongly labeled a narcissist, while a covert narcissist could unknowingly lurk inside you.
A person can have narcissistic qualities without actually meeting the criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), one of the ten known personality disorders.
Overcoming narcissism or related traits isn't easy, but you're doing the right thing by researching it since it's not something that goes away on its own.