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I try to be understanding of my husband (he has BPD), which is very difficult for me because of my NPD.
In the past two years, we've broken up over 11 times. Usually we would fix things within a few days.
However, the longer we were together, the more frequently we broke up (typical of someone with BPD). Three months ago, we got into a fight, he split me black, and then left. We were ...

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My Mother died two years ago. I miss her dreadfully, but I couldn't have a proper relationship with her. She manipulated every relationship I cared about, tried to turn everyone against me
When she manipulated my uncle on his death bed then tried to alienate my husband and children, things came to a head and I had to cut of contact with her.
She spent the next two years forwarding spiteful letters and ...

Many experts claim that this is untreatable and most narcissists would love to believe that this is true so they wont have to get better. I will not claim I am cured, but there is alot of hope. I am absolutely certain that my narcissism was developed by low self esteem which was caused by a funnel chest deformity. It was a constant reminder, it is so easy to see what happened now. I used ...

Any of you narcs ever been diagnosed with Atypical Depression instead of Narcissism?

My brother is a total cerebral narc, but he says his diagnosis is just Atypical Depression. It seems to me he purposely left out a lot of his narcissistic behaviour when talking to his shrink. :p Instead he just talked about his "pity poor me" stuff. :roll:

Does anyone have sexual issues with their N? For those of you with a Narcissist mate, especially ladies who have a narcissistic husband or BF who is sexually reserved:

-Which of his sexual behaviors bug you the most?
-How often does he express sexual desire for you, compliment you sexually, and make audible noises of pleasure during sex?
-Does he seem as turned on and impressed by your body as by his own? How can ...

I've noticed that several of the narcs I've met have tattoos on their forearms. Has anyone else seen this pattern or am I reading into it too far?

My best guess is that an N doesn't see the point in getting a tattoo somewhere that they wouldn't be able to see easily.

After reading about "covert narcissism", I noticed I do identify with some of the traits. Two different therapists have said I have Avoidant Personality disorder, and when I asked my current one about covert narcissism, she said that "isn't a real diagnosis" and said I don't have NPD. I also took an onlime NPI test and got an 11. However, I am still paranoid about for some reason.

Here are some things about me. I'm ...

When in public I talk a lot but that shouldn't be enough for me to be called out for what I am by people I don't even really know.

I don't mean to insinuate that strangers just come up to me and say "Hey you're a narc." It's more that I'm talking to them and they mention it somewhere in the conversation.

It's infuriating to be so exposed ...

Is an NPD mother more likely to raise children with BPD and if yes, why is that?

Since the NPD mother sees her children as extensions of herself, and expects them to follow in her footsteps, does that make it harder for the children to develop their own identity and to develop as individuals? So that causes the BPD unstable identity, need to be in a relationship, etc. The BPD feels like only half a ...

What sexual behaviors are common in narcissistic men?