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- Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:36 pm
- Forum: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Topic: Are both my parents Narcissistic?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 58099
Re: Are both my parents Narcissistic?
I'm sorry this is happening to you. It sounds like you are still living with your parents, or having a lot of contact -- Is that the case? Did you get to go to university? It sounds very much like both your parents use very traditional male/female roles and therefore your brother takes precedence an...
- Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:36 pm
- Forum: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Topic: NPD Mom has passed, still dealing with guilt and other emotions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 23134
Re: NPD Mom has passed, still dealing with guilt and other emotions
Hi Dark Jewel, Thank you for sharing your story, believe me it is not an uncommon one. Just because a person dies, it doesn't mean the feelings about that person go away too, hence you are feeling a range of emotions that have never really been dealt with with while your mother was alive, so they wi...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:35 am
- Forum: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Topic: At the end of my rope
- Replies: 2
- Views: 72997
Re: At the end of my rope
A little backstory: My Dad has always been very judgmental & emotionally abusive to my siblings, Mom, and I. Although we lived in the same house I had no relationship with him until my Mom suddenly died when I was 16 and was forced to assume care for my 8- year - old sister per my Dad's instruc...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:20 am
- Forum: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Topic: Dealing with Narcissistic Mother
- Replies: 1
- Views: 80531
Re: Dealing with Narcissistic Mother
I would like to get some advice. My mother most likely has NPD, based on what I have read about it. She is so self-absorbed and will lie, cheat and steal from her own kids to make sure she gets what she wants. She has no regard for anyone but herself. She has emotionally and physically abused me si...
- Fri May 11, 2018 8:35 pm
- Forum: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Topic: Narcissistic Mother just died, I need help.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 73829
Re: Narcissistic Mother just died, I need help.
I am having all sorts of emotional issues since my mother just died. She did a lot of bringing up every bad thing that has happened to me and asking me how so in so was (usually a person that had caused a lot of pain for me). She did die suddenly and I had been at the stage of not seeing her or tal...
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:45 am
- Forum: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Topic: Elderly mother driving me crazy! Sisters not helping.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20827
Re: Elderly mother driving me crazy! Sisters not helping.
Hi Sisu, It's great that you have been seeing a therapist and you have support in this situation. Although you are prepared to go greyrock, you seem to be unwittingly transferring many of your mother's thoughts and beliefs about you onto your sisters. You recognise you are the black sheep, and that ...
- Sat Jan 06, 2018 6:19 pm
- Forum: Estranged Adult Children
- Topic: Ex wife did a real job on Daughter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 78693
Re: Ex wife did a real job on Daughter
We lived in London - ex wife moved back to Scotland with 3 year old daughter 35 years ago - tried to keep in contact for 35 years once a month telephone calls.... asked to wedding 3 years ago - surprised I came! - I don't know why.... daughter had serious depression through late teens through 20's ...
- Sat Jan 06, 2018 6:01 pm
- Forum: Estranged Adult Children
- Topic: From the childs point of view- Estrangement
- Replies: 9
- Views: 409383
Re: From the childs point of view- Estrangement
To everyone who has contributed to this posting thread -- thank you. There are so many reasons why an adult child decides to discontinue contact with a parent. Some involve parents who are genuinely and willfully harmful, and the adult child needs, usually after much therapy, to get out of situation...
- Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:19 pm
- Forum: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Topic: Elderly mother - desperate for help
- Replies: 1
- Views: 21407
Re: Elderly mother - desperate for help
Dear wjaac, I think the last three sentences says it all. Logically, you need to put your family first, as they are a part of your future. Your mother needs assistance in her last days, but do you have have access to assisted living or a nursing home, or in-house care that can take over at least mos...
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:31 pm
- Forum: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Topic: Nfather & avoidant/dependent mother
- Replies: 1
- Views: 22224
Re: Nfather & avoidant/dependent mother
Hi Cathy, Thanks for sharing your story. You have a right to be angry as you have been forced into a position at a young age to be what is called, "a Parentified Child". That is, you were forced to grow up too early to care for your parents, who have limitations that prevent them from bein...