MsLady
Those 26 items are VERY accurate along with the one added. It is fascinating, scary and a gift to finally wake up as see these people for what they really are. To be able to quietly observe how they operate now that we know what to look for. They are very pathological and don't care about anyone except themselves. They NEVER change for the better. My mother used to create severe unnecessary drama, sit back and watch the fallout, because it was all about her.This was every day of my life; half of it spent being psychologically punished by her or me hiding because I had NO idea what was happening. I was a slave to her covert narcissism and had no idea for decades. Honestly, I only was able to put the pieces together after she died. Then I get hooked on a covert narc therapist, repeating the same dynamic, just a different platform. Dumped him recently and he blamed me for it all......according to him, I the sick one! Typical BS from an abuser.