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Hi tmwhite, Firstly, my condolences about your son - this would bring you so much sadness. However, you are dealing with a brother who is making life quite toxic for you. If you haven't already, have a read of the articles on NPD on the main website -- these will help in your understanding of the di...

Hi Clare, Yes, distance helps, but the scars remain. Sometimes it can help to point out narcissistic behaviour in others. They may not be narcissists, but only narcissistic traits. But when you notice a person behaving in this way, and it may even be in a movie, you could try pointing that out to yo...

Hi Clare, Thanks for posting your problem -- it is a common one. The reason you have picked up that your MIL is a narcissist is that you are not part of the family and so can see the behaviour as being "odd". The adult children do not, because this is the normal behaviour of their mother. ...

Hi Islandlife, Thanks for sharing your story on the forum -- it is quite a harrowing one. It's quite likely your FIL has more than one disorder -- in some cases co-morbidities occur with cases of personalty disorders. Plus as you are witnessing, the problem escalates as the power base of the narciss...

Hi MSC, Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing your story. If you click on the link at the top of the page you will be able to access many articles on the aging narcissist if you haven't already done so. Knowledge is power with this illness, and as a child of a potential narcissist, you will ca...

Hi Kay, Thanks for sharing your story. It sounds like your mother is displeased and is unable to communicate that in a mature way, and so goes for the passive-aggressive style, which can be typical of narcissists. It's good that you are reading up on narcissism -- by clicking on the link to the main...

Hi Agkingsmill, How did your husband find out that he has NPD? Did the counselor tell him this? Do you think he has NPD? Narcissists behave in certain defined ways and if he is upset about being told he is a narcissist then, my suggestion would be that he isn't a narcissist at all. NPD's don't think...

Hi Koslowski,
I offer online counselling as I find I get quicker results that phone counselling. Writing your thoughts is very powerful. There is more about how I work on the site if you need more information. Or contact me at enquiries.

Best wishes,

Beth

Hi Koslowski, Thanks for sharing your story. You are certainly taking on a lot looking after your mother 24/7. Do you have any help coming in to give you respite to do the things that you need to do for yourself? It's important to do this for yourself even if your mother was an angel. The reason you...

Hi Lirv, It's because she has brainwashed you since birth. When you are with her, it's easy to fall into childhood patterns of reacting, even though you could be CEO of IBM in your daily life. Also, unless someone in the family has had therapy and has "worked it out", simply being with you...