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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally annoying was managing my narcissistic mom’s increasing demands in the midst of cognitive decline (which she vehemently argued against) and managing her expectations and delusions. She was in denial about aging and her own declining health and constantly chasing a second opinion, more medicines, another diagnosis, a surgical intervention.

She’d routinely call for an ambulance convinced she was critically ill. Or demand that someone get her to an ER for an immediate work up and she’d hope, admission. Then the histrionics would begin anew; demands for everyone she could think of to come visit, anger if you were unable or unwilling to sit vigil. She loved being fawned over and tended to yet would call repeatedly saying she couldn’t wait to get discharged. This went on for far too long. Continued even after she was moved to assisted living.

I promise I’m not a cold hearted nasty person but I’d suffered from a lifetime of her narc abuse and when she died I was profoundly relieved.[/quote]

OP here. Sounds like my MIL. Thankful my own parents aren’t like this. Glad yours finally went. [/quote]

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