These can be relatively benign traits, although they can be annoying to those individuals who spend a lot of time in the company of this type of narcissist.

Combined with the more maladaptive traits, these behaviors can ruin any healthy relationship.

These individuals like to tell stories that build up their role in an interaction or event.

They believe themselves to be “all that and more.”

While these traits don’t typically lead people into deviant or destructive behavior, if they cannot maintain their sense of “specialness” around others, they will ditch their current social circle and seek out new people to support their inflated views.

Similarly to individuals with negative traits of narcissism, these individuals are likely to have fragile self-esteem that requires the constant praise of others along with self-praising behaviors to maintain their egos.