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Originally Posted by Open Eyes
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All I know is that any NPD'd individuals that I have been exposed to did not empathize and people, children and animals were all just "things" to them to manipulate and control for "their own benefit" and were easily discarded if they failed to do so. They don't want to listen to the pain of a rape victim, they would rather see a stripper and they only value someone if they have something they want or can benefit from knowing, otherwise they can't be bothered. Those are the ones I have come across that stood out to me anyway.
OE
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What you are describing sounds consistent with the DSM criteria. But there's an underlying . . . something else in your writing. Are you saying that if they don't/can't have empathy for you then you won't/can't have empathy for them?
Here's the first line of the article again:
"According to Kohut's self psychology model, narcissistic psychopathology is a result of parental lack of empathy during development. Consequently, the individual does not develop full capacity to regulate self esteem. "
Don't you see the problem here? No one is saying that YOU need to have empathy for people whom you think may have NPD. But the psychiatrist said that it was part of what HE needed in order to help people with NPD.