Any other NPDers on this forum ever develop severe alcoholism and/or drug abuse/addiction?
I have been addicted to every drug including alcohol, but have been sober for almost 2 years and will never go back to drinking or doing drugs. Drugs and alcohol exacerbate the more antisocial, thrill-seeking tendencies I have to a very, very extreme degree -- almost to the point where I would feel compelled to break laws when under the influence of alcohol or other disinhibiting drugs. Getting off of all drugs (including cannabis) and all varieties of alcohol was the first step to digging myself out of the NPD hole I dug myself into. I am sure not every narcissist is an addict, but drug addiction was perhaps the most severe symptom of my personality disorder.