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Originally Posted by MsLady
I am in my mid-40s and grew up with a mother who was emotionally unavailable, non-empathic, and very much disinterested.. unless she had a negative opinion about something we were doing. I concluded Narcissistic Personality Syndrome when I came across this checklist and scored her 29/33 points:
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Hi MsLady,
Oh my goodness, the Checklist you attached was like spot on. If it isn’t an imposition and if you are comfortable - can you share with me how this has affected you as the adult you grew into. It wasn’t until I started therapy after the passing of my dad that things started to chip away. As a child I always wondered why my mom didn’t like me. All of her shortcomings, were my fault. Through my lifetime there’s been a lot of shady actions but I never thought of it in this perspective. My sibling has indicated an awareness of all this.
I have only confided in my spouse, sibling and therapist. I just don’t understand.