Thanks for the post... What were/are your parents like? What specific things do you think led you down this path to NPD?

For me, it was was the knowledge that no one else was there for me..(my parents were so caught up in their own battles, that they really didn't have the time or inclination to show us much love or even care). and the knowledge that there are people out there who are so damaged that they would take advantage of a child (I was sexually abused by a stranger when I was 10).