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Hello everyone, I haven't been diagnosed with NPD, but I've been incredibly worried that I have it for years now! I've been doing so much research on this disorder recently that I realised I resonate with a lot of the traits, and this sent me into a depression and wanting to isolate from my loved ones to protect them! I have empathy, but I feel it's circumstantial, like for example I feel deeply for homeless ...

Hi. So, as stated in the title. For years I thought myself to be histrionic because of my attention-seeking behavior. But I didn't realize until the last few weeks that I am in fact more likely a covert/vulnerable narcissist. I realize that my motivations and behaviors might be more in line with that. I've been in denial for years about the severity of my behaviors, desires, lies, half-truths, fantasies. But certain things lead me to ...

In DSM-5-TR, having five out of nine symptoms is enough for a narcissistic personality disorder diagnosis. If you show five symptoms excluding empathy, it still suggests the disorder. Am I correct?

I am learning about Narcissism and feel this person fits the Vulnerable/Covert Narcissist perfectly except I keep hearing that they are not charismatic, but she is. Can someone point to some material that touches on this?

Thank you!

Hello, I’m a 27 yr old female. I have a roommate who goes through hell every day because of my issues and is now at their wits end. I may possibly also be a psychopath, I’m not sure. I have been so for such a long time that a lot of the behaviors I can identify are so ingrained into my everyday behavior that I do them without entirely thinking about it. I assume things ...

I apologize in advance for possible grammar mistakes. Today one of my therapists (a psychologist) suggested that I could be a "covert" narcissist, or at least that I could have some traits of that disorder. Honestly it was the first time I heard of this word, "covert", although I knew the word "narcissist", so I was a bit confused and after the meeting I started searching online for clarification. Long story short, the two important ...

I'm sure most of you will be aware that when you search for information on NPD you'll be met with a ton of results that are often very hostile towards people with NPD. This is very true on YouTube, where a bunch of grifter 'therapists' make videos like "Unmasking a Covert Narcissist Is Absolutely Dangerous. Just Run!" or "Narcissists: Wolves in Sheep's Clothing", and so on.

How does it make you feel to see that? ...

Recently I’ve seen a few photographs of myself that totally devastated me. One was a driver’s license photo and the other a candid photo of me crossing a finishing line at a local race. Both were absolutely awful. It seemed I was in the full throws of geezerhood.

Since then I’ve been able to convince myself, as usual, that it was the lighting, the angle, and the general circumstances in which these were taken, and ...

Can you admit when you are wrong?
If not to others can you admit you are wrong to yourself??

If you cant admit to being wrong, why not?

So Why do you think you are an N?
Nature?
Nurture?
Some traumatic event?
Some deep shame?
Do you recall a time you realized you were different? Or have you always thought everyone was like you?