Actually Diagnosed NPD

[reallyME]

Hi

I was just wondering, if you want to share with me, who of us on this list, actually know clinically, that the N in their life has Narcissistic Personality Disorder?  Whose parent was actually clinically diagnosed with this disorder?  I realize N's are not likely to seek out a diagnosis on their own, nor will they stick with counseling the majority of times, but if your N-parent/friend, whatever, was actually diagnosed, I'm curious to know.

~Laura

[Brigid]

RM,
My xh attended weekly joint and individual therapy with my therapist (he was "our" therapist initially) for 6 weeks when he was pretending to try to save the marriage.  My therapist diagnosed him as n (didn't actually use npd I don't think) and said he was one of the worst cases he had ever seen.  I had never heard of the disorder or had any reason to suspect a pd.  It did help to explain what happened, however.  For awhile, I just thought I had entered the Twilight Zone.

Brigid

[moonlight52]

Hi RM, My Psychiatrist diagnosed my father after years of my descriptions of behaviors and events that have happened in our family.
Moonlight

[reallyME]

Thank you for your replies.

My eldest daughter works at a mental health center and sees all sorts of problems there.  She told me that NPD is commonly diagnosed as a 2nd diagnosis, along with a primary one.  It is very rare to flat out see NPD be a primary diagnosis of anyone, according to her.  Usually people are diagnosed with social anxiety/NPD, Avoidant/NPD, Antisocial/NPD...things like that.

I'd have to say that Jodi was BPD/Antisocial/NPD in my own guess, but I'm not a prof therapist either.  All I know is she was tactless and often sadistic...like when her husband was going to spank her son, and Jodi said "oooooooooo can I HELP?"  When Bill said, "no you can't help" Jodi said "Can I watch??"  I remember the gleam in her eye at the thought of the excitement of seeing her son whipped with the belt.  I will never forget it as long as I live...the cruel comments and tactless things she did and said to me and others.  UGH

~RM

[Hopalong]

Ai. The sadism of that gives me the horrors, RM. Her poor children. Belts never taught anything but how to hit.

I know when I woke up to some traits almost that bad in Ns in my own life, the hardest part was how sickened and frightened I felt at not having seen it before...I felt almost unhinged, as though I had no grip on reality.

This really is the underbelly of the beast.

Hops

[moonlight52]

HI GUYS .But the belt has taught me never to use it .The belt has taught me true compassion .But I know in others treated the same way as I ,it turns them bitter I do not know why................................
Moon

[reallyME]

the belt has taught me how to keep my pants on...and that, I need a bigger one due to not taking good care of my health and body-fat context.

~Laura

[moonlight52]

RM You are a riot !yes ,the belt is a usefull item that is  lovely as well .I USE MINE to keep pants on and to add
that just right touch to my out fit of the day.
Moon