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‘’’Narcissism’’’ is a continuum of human habitual attitudes that ranges from narcissistic personality disorder  (NPD) in which people have have an exaggerated sense of their own importance through to the other extreme Echoism, when people are excessively self-effacing and  solicitous of the needs of others. Many psychologists believe that a moderate degree of narcissism is normal and healthy in humans, there are also more extreme forms leading to functional impairment and psychosocial disability.

The Greek myth of Echo who was a nymph with a beautiful voice which she used to keep up a conversation with Hera, the queen of the gods, isolating her from the gossip and rumours that might reveal the frequent infidelities of her husband Zeus, king of the gods. Hera eventually understood Echo was protecting her husband, and punished her by casting a enchantment so that Echo was only able to speak when spoken to, and even then she could only repeat the last words of the person who had spoken to her. She fell in love with Narcissus who rejected her as too sycophantic

- Echoism is a shy personality concept characterized by echoing the needs and feelings of other people in order to divert attention from oneself and to submit to others (often narcissists) in order to gain to obtain their love and approval.

Narcissism may be considered as a continuum between the extremely destructive rivalry end of the narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) followed by self-admiration, then a more moderate healthy narcissism and finally ending with stultifying sort of altruism which is echoism

Causes There are many contributing factors that may cause people to be excessively shy, even echoist in their behavior, for example growing up amongst people are so self-obsessed as to be incapable of providing care or comfort but instead demand strict obedience and require constant attention to their needs. This may result in the young victim taking the habit of servility a in order to avoid punishment, to to solicit praise, thus eventually developing a feeling of worthlessness and in compensation to feel a obligation to others presumed more worthy of attention.