My former partner behaved in narcisstic ways from time to time.
I didn’t even know what narcissism was until after we broke up after 8 years.
But dealing with narcissistic behavior was absolutely awful. It left me mystified about all sorts of things to do with us, as well as hurt and feeling abused.
She’d never ever acknowledge her narcissistic behavior so even recognizing it puts you in the right path to addressing it.
And for those people who suspect they have close relationships with narcissistic behavior, run if you can.
Yup, same. Was in a 10 year relationship with a narc. Took about 4 years after to figure out what happened. It felt like walking out of a thick fog.
Most of the advice in this thread to cure narcissism is completely useless. People are posting things like go to church, join a group, have a family, etc, but they don't understand the truth that narcissists are truly broken people on the inside incapable of any type of self-reflection.
OP likely isn't a narc because narcs can't see anything wrong with any of their behavior. Everyone in their life could tell them that their behavior is toxic and they will spin it in their heads that they are the victim.
> And for those people who suspect they have close relationships with narcissistic behavior, run if you can.
I didn’t even know what narcissism was until after we broke up after 8 years.
But dealing with narcissistic behavior was absolutely awful. It left me mystified about all sorts of things to do with us, as well as hurt and feeling abused.
She’d never ever acknowledge her narcissistic behavior so even recognizing it puts you in the right path to addressing it.
And for those people who suspect they have close relationships with narcissistic behavior, run if you can.