I mistakenly became friends with a narcissist, who I also work with. I've avoided a confrontation with her, but she keeps prying to find out if I'm mad at her or don't like her anymore, and I feel like eventually I am going to have to explain myself. But how do you tell a narcissist that you just don't care about them without having them explode? [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Sep 14, 2009 - 42 answers

hi. i have a close friend who has promised to speak with a psychologist with some nous in narcissism. she lives in supposedly peaceful Hiawassee, Georgia. i'm pacing another continent. [more inside]
posted by de on Dec 26, 2008 - 1 answer

My 60 year old mom, married 40 years to a husband with NPD, is drinking and crying in the evenings, angrily lashing out, taking sleeping pills in order to sleep at night, and anguishing over whether she can leave her marriage. How can I help her? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 3, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I get out from under an abusive father? [more inside]
posted by Submiqent on May 5, 2008 - 16 answers

you're so vain, you probably think this post is about you… [more inside]
posted by violetk on Feb 29, 2008 - 23 answers

My partner shows all the classic signs of depression, yet vehemenently declares that they are not depressed. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 20, 2005 - 15 answers