http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/ Narcissistic Personality Disorder Tue, 26 May 2009 05:39:11 GMT john lacan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14676 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14676 Sheila, If you are a "highly sensitive person", frequently get overwhelmed in your daily life, and the moods of others effect you, I highly recommend the book: Tue, 26 May 2009 05:16:30 GMT Sheila Emanuel http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14675 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14675 I read some of your comments and wanted to know if the Sensitive Personality book would be helpful to me. I am dealing with an np husband with anger issues Sun, 24 May 2009 05:21:11 GMT Cassie Clifton http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14674 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14674 I don't have any children but I have read somewhere that often times NPD can worsen when parents get older and are facing their own mortality--as if they were Sat, 23 May 2009 07:28:25 GMT ubclever http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14673 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14673 Greetings! Good Day to you all! I would like to say thank you all for educating me on the narcissistic personality. My story is a little different. I am the Sat, 23 May 2009 02:40:35 GMT Sheila Emanuel http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14672 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14672 I was just reading some of the recent posts here and got chills because there was so much that described me (highly sensitive) and my husband who acts secure Fri, 22 May 2009 18:46:59 GMT Joan3424@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14671 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14671 Charlie, ? I, too, have not been posting for several years, as I finally left my N and never looked back.? I had to make the NO CONTACT rule stick with me. ? Fri, 22 May 2009 16:15:21 GMT john lacan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14670 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14670 Good post, Charlie.  I would be interested in seeing that list also, if anyone can put it together. The experience of others is very validating for folks, and Fri, 22 May 2009 14:23:09 GMT Charlieathome@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14669 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14669 Wow-- I haven't been on this group for years...almost 7 or 8 years now...but reading recent posts has brought back a flood of memories...Memories that I have Fri, 22 May 2009 04:50:10 GMT lacan500@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14668 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14668 Another good post, Cassie.  What you're experiencing -- being accused of being an N yourself -- is a typical response from the N. To follow-up on some of your Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:26 GMT Cassie Clifton http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14667 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14667 It is disheartening to know that people who suffer from NPD cannot change, even if they want to. My "xN" told me when I presented the possibility that he may Thu, 21 May 2009 21:27:49 GMT john lacan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14666 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14666 Good post Cassie.  Your xN does sound like he clearly suffers from NPD, based upon your description.  Class examples, actually. Ns may genuinely want to Thu, 21 May 2009 21:27:34 GMT julie http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14665 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14665 I do not disagree with the sensitivity part. Narcissists do feel very strongly-about themselves, and whatever they perceive may be out to hurt him or cause him Thu, 21 May 2009 21:03:55 GMT Cassie Clifton http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14664 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14664 I just got out of a relationship with someone I believe suffers from NPD. Despite his verbal abusiveness (would go on for hours on end), including the constant Thu, 21 May 2009 19:40:05 GMT john lacan http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14663 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14663 You're right.  This kind of behavior is rooted in deep-seated low self-esteem.  Which is at the cornerstone of Nism, as well as among other disorders.  Of Thu, 21 May 2009 18:08:15 GMT thyme2chat http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14662 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/narcissisticpersonalitydisorder/message/14662 My brother in law drives me crazy. He is always making insuliting comments to everyone. I think he does this, because deep down in side he is trying to make