The Cellar - View Single Post - There's a name for it! Narcissistic Abuse.

it · 06-01-2015, 07:16 AM

The sense of loosing yourself so entirely that you are left defined by the egocentric mental framework of another is very hard to overcome, if possible. You have my empathy. If you figure out a way to heal yourself from that completely.. Let me know.

Not to invalidate, because the experience you've had is real, regardless of diagnosis, but I am reluctant to use the N word. It seems to be such a common interpretation for past bad relationships and SOs, and unless we've all dated the exact few people, it's safe to say it is too common for an even significant percentage of those to be far enough on the spectrum. NPD isn't common enough for everyone's narcissistic abusive ex's to suffer from NPD.

06-01-2015, 07:16 AM	#12
it Banned Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 772	The sense of loosing yourself so entirely that you are left defined by the egocentric mental framework of another is very hard to overcome, if possible. You have my empathy. If you figure out a way to heal yourself from that completely.. Let me know. Not to invalidate, because the experience you've had is real, regardless of diagnosis, but I am reluctant to use the N word. It seems to be such a common interpretation for past bad relationships and SOs, and unless we've all dated the exact few people, it's safe to say it is too common for an even significant percentage of those to be far enough on the spectrum. NPD isn't common enough for everyone's narcissistic abusive ex's to suffer from NPD.