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Elder-caregivers

targetpractice

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2. My mother is/was a malignant narcissist...

Reply to starshine00 (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:57 PM

Jan 2017

Now she has Alzheimer's or dementia where she has no ability to form new memories.

I lived with her a few years ago, and through my adult eyes I realized her narcissism... It was an epiphany... So much of my childhood suddenly made sense.

Good luck.

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is anyone dealing with a personality disordered parent? [View all] starshine00 Jan 2017 OP

Kinda, sorta tonyt53 Jan 2017 #1

it is very tough starshine00 Jan 2017 #5

My mother is/was a malignant narcissist... targetpractice Jan 2017 #2

That is what "cured" my mother-in-law also. tonyt53 Jan 2017 #3

thanks starshine00 Jan 2017 #4

shes not that old... samnsara Feb 2017 #7

holy moly... samnsara Feb 2017 #6