I have not been diagnosed. My T suggested that he saw traits. I've read the traits, and I have exhibited them all at one time or another. Like it matters...
Do you really disagree with this statement?
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when someone is diagnosed as NPD, that the mental health community has a responsibility to check into that persons background and that they have a responsibility to make sure that the crimes committed against that person (when they were innocent children) are brought to light, and that the guilty parties are prosecuted. We (victims and the mental health community) do not have a responsibility to forgive those that commit crimes. We have responsibility to bring them to justice, so they don't do it again. But, I don't think any pressure should be put on the victims, either... They do have the right to just forgive, if that is what they really want. But, always remember, you were a victim, and someone else committed a crime.
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I don't know if you noticed, but the statement above is not about me, in particular.. it is about how narcissists are treated by the mental health profession.
did you take the time to read this thread?
The reason we've gone down this path is because we all suspect that the mental health profession doesn't understand us. They tell others how to defend themselves when they encounter us... but, they don't know how to help us. Maybe, if they realized that we have been victims of crimes, they would start to understand.
Yes, I realize I still need to take responsibility for my actions.