hey 90. i am glad to hear you sounding so positive! i remember talking to you about your NPD issues.. good for you for being so committed to facing what is ahead. i'll tell you again that from everything that i have read there are two things which stand in the way of curing NPD for good - and they are so intertwined that they may as well be one reason - but first is the ability to acknowledge that there really is a problem with your own behaviours, etc and the second is the ability to keep forging ahead with therapy. i believe you can beat this too.

i know how that other therapist hurt you and the fall out from that... but continuing to keep trying to help yourself speaks volumes about you. You know i lived with someone with the same disorder... and yeah, it is hard on the people around you i am sure, but i know from experience with my xH that it is hard on you too. Getting praise can be an addicting thrill.. so i will keep it short, but you need to hear the sort of praise that keeps you trying to help yourself. In the end, that is what it's all about... helping yourself.

best wishes with this