According to a study that appeared in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin people with narcissistic tendencies can feel empathy for another person's suffering if they are persuaded to take that person's perspective. ‘If we encourage narcissists to consider the situation from their teammate or friend's point of view they are likely to respond in a much more considerate and sympathetic way’ said Erica Hepper from University of Surrey in Britain. The researchers studied participants in three different situations and found that individuals high in narcissism were capable of higher empathy when instructed to take that person's perspective. (Read: Psychos narcissists
