Narcissism is a means of overcompensating for one’s very poor self-worth. Narcissists, according to this line of thinking, continue to try to achieve and be perfect as viewed by others in order to mask their feelings of inferiority.
Posted by: Brandon L. Blankenship
Source: https://www.healthlawyers.org/Events/Programs/Materials/Documents/AM14/qq_bittinger.pdf