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I believe my youngest daughter has NPD. She has an eating disorder. She tells lies. She ran away from home. Help me.
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Kat is 16 1/2 years old. She is gorgeous, so beautiful she is super model standard. She wanted to go to California. First the first time I had to tell her no, I can't afford it. She has been failing...
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It still doesn't sound to me as if your daughter has NPD. She sounds like a troubled teenager. Hopefully you can find a message boards that can help you deal with this better than we can here....
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Definately get her to a therapist AND a doctor or psychiatrists. I emphasis doctor or psychiatrist because there are many medical problem that can cause "acting out" type symptoms in teen-agers....
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I talked with her pschyciatrist (can't spell today). He is very surprised as the last time he saw Katie not long ago she was happy as could be. He asked my sister to phone him and said she needs to...
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Your daughter may be an NPD in the making, but her therapist would be better at answering that question than I would. Teenagers are narcissistic. They strive for material things, to be popular, to...
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Honestly, now that I have more time and I am not so upset, I can fill you in a bit more, maybe someone will be able to help me figure it out.My oldest daughter has a very narcissistic personality. She...
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I have skimmed through all that you have written so far, and I would say that you have some control issues with your children.You seem to have manipulated more than one situation of their problems to...
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"Failing is not acceptable. The door will be the last thing she gets back. This time with no lock... ever. Let her believe that if she ever does this again, you will place her in the hands of the...
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effort - I understand that you do not agree with me and that is okay, but in this I am speaking from my work, not my life (although I have five children - three of whom are step children - and 4...
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I am not so sure about this statement, effort. Do we know the answer to this one? My exNPD husband has wonderful parents. I have known them for over 20 years. I just don't see anything they may have...
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It's hard to simplify, and I am the last person to vilify mothers, who get a rough enough deal.But I would say to any parent ( or childcare worker/ teacher/ social worker/ therapist) at any time-...
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effort? why not make some effort instead of skimming read what I took time to write to you. If you don't care to read it and think about it, instead of skimming and finding fault. Yes, I suppose I...
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In the past ten years my oldest daughter has had breast cancer I helped her fight through it, it wasn't a piece of cake, now she treats me like @#%$, yes I babysat for her, I thought that is what a...
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You have some nerve, no heart, but lots of nerve.I won't be checking into this group for support again.Nice to make someone feel worse then they already do, you know nothing.
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<I have skimmed through all that you have written so far,>Thanks for skimming <and I would say that you have some control issues with your children.>What would these control issues be in...
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what can I say?I have no axe to grind here.I am a woman who has suffered and survived.Please, please, please continue with your path of growth....If you are on the right path your family relationships...
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If you check back in I would like to say one more thing to you. It sounds like you are so busy trying to help your N children that you have not given anything to yourself. One of the things which...
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yes, me too, I have suffered and survived, so we have that in common.I would like some time for folks to get to know my entire circumstances, hardly possible in three or four postings.I gave my...
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you are right, couldn't be more right, I am dying inside, it has been feeling this way for about a year or so; it is all about them, that is how they see it. If I don't see it their way I am hateful...
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Yes, thanks Mabel, Katie has been in counselling for about four years, she has been seeing a psychiatrist for about the same time. Kate was hospitalized three and a half years ago, diagnosed with an...
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