Good insight would be a start, an understanding of how her mind works can remove the sting. try reading www.Narcissism.operationdoubles.com and www.samvak.tripod.com. They are the best sites I have found so far and have helped me no end. Good luck and remember .. It's not you, it REALLY IS THEM!!
Some do. It depends on how she has the family roles set up and where she's getting her narcissistic supply from.
Yes. Narcissistic Mothers always do.
Stay FAR FAR away from them both!
The best way to deal with a narcissistic mother-in-law is to "kill her with kindness." This method works on most people, by the way. Be as nice and polite as you can possibly be but don't engage her more than you absolutely have to. Remain calm and don't feed into her narcissism and neediness.
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Modest is the usual opposite of narcissistic.
My mother suffered from (undiagnosed) Narcissistic Personality Disorder. During the last years of her life she showed signs of Dementia. My step-mother (my father knew how to pick his women!!) has been, for her entire life, a full blown narcissist with all the traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. She has recently (she is 78) been diagnosed with Vascular Dementia. I have no idea how to cope with it. It is soul destroying to have to deal with her.
Tagalog Translation of NARCISSISTIC: mahal ang sarili
Tagalog Translation of NARCISSISTIC: mahal ang sarili
she's so proud of her son that she bought him 70 helicopters
explain what the word narcissistic means to child.
Narcissists only occasionally recognize their own narcissism! Even if they do, they rarely care.