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People who are simply struggling with mental illness manifest their behavior in public. But a narc abuser only shows his or her real-self to you.
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People with narcissistic personality disorder are also struggling with a mental illness.
Even keeping in mind that they have a mental illness, it is difficult to feel compassion for someone with NPD. I certainly don't feel a great deal of compassion for my mother. And of course, as the article stated,
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While we can certainly be compassionate towards anyone struggling with their mental health, we must also learn to be compassionate to ourselves, set healthy boundaries with others and recognize when we are being mistreated.
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