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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's very rare for narcs to go to therapy. You can certainly bring it up and if he is willing to go-fantastic. They often will make fun of the whole concept and complain you are crazy and all therapists are crazy.

There is a lot of narcissism in my family and I use gray rock to interact. The worst thing you can do is take any bait, defend or explain. If you do plan to divorce, I would make sure you are in therapy so you have regular support and strategies to deal with co-parenting.

As for 7:32's post, I do agree you should not tell your kids dad is a "covert narcissist" or drag them into your issues in any way. However, 7:32 is wrong. Narcissism is real and it causes a lot of damage. Writing "The only people go down these internet narcissism rabbit holes are usually mentally ill themselves" is classic narc talk.  It's a way to gaslight you. Ignore it.[/quote]

No. True narcissism is rare. A bunch of aggrieved people on the internet have made up terms like “covert narcissist” to try to make sense of their bad relationships. A psychologist would never diagnose someone as a “covert narcissist.”[/quote]

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