Diagnosed narcissist explains surprising thing you should do if you suspect your partner is one

A diagnosed narcissist has answered a number of questions from viewers, including one about your partner potentially being one too.

Jacob Skidmore is better known by his social media persona The Nameless Narcissist, and he boasts over 224,000 followers on TikTok.

The American content creator makes content around Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), and how it is to live with the mental health condition, including how you can tell if you may have it.

But in a new quick Q&A video, the influencer has revealed what you should be doing if you think that your significant other is a narcissist.

Firstly, Skidmore clarified that his is talking about NPD, explaining it as: "A mental health condition that has a personality disorder in the cluster B.

"It is characterised by a sense of grandiosity and an unstable self esteem."

He sums it up as behaviours being driven by the need to not hate themselves.

Before answering the question about relationships, he speaks about his past and admits that while he has 'cheated twice' in his life, he said that he gets 'impulsive and bored' as he feels like he can't turn down someone's advances due to self-esteem issues.

On the other hand, he thinks that the person that he cheats with could be his 'soulmate', and not his 'current partner'.

But what about if your current partner is showing signs of having NPD?

Skidmore simply explains: "If you are asking this question, I feel like you really have to ask yourself why you're asking that question, because obviously you're not happy."

He urged people not to focus on 'the pathology' of the issue, and focus on why you're unhappy exactly, and consider the future of the relationship - a very productive way to look at things.

Apparently, NPD may not be the answer to everything, and problems in relationships could have deeper rooted issues.

He also manages to answer a question about whether narcissists can love, to which he says he is 'hesitant to answer'.

"I don't know how my version of love compares to other people's version of love," he says.

"I know that I care for people very deeply and very truly, but it can turn off like a light switch."

He ultimately believes that his behaviour towards other people isn't 'real love'.

While he speaks about the differences and NPD with other personality disorders, he also spread the message of being diagnosed if you think you have it.

"If you think you're a narcissist, it's best to get a second opinion.

"Usually these disorders are ecosyntonic, so it's very hard to accurately self diagnose yourself," he explained.

Skidmore noted that the condition can't be 'cured', but there are some treatments or medication that can be used to cope with some of its symptoms.

Some of these include anxiety and depression.