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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Personally, I think "Narcissist" (along with Borderline Personality Disorder) is an overused term used by many amateur psychologists to justify their dislike (an avoidance) of a particular individual...

I'm not familiar with the checklist that your referring to though.  I would need a link.[/quote]

Yes, internet doctoring. [/quote]

So what? If someone's behavior hurts you, what is wrong with trying to find a name for how it's doing so, especially if it helps you draw better boundaries?
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It is bad only in the sense that you are labeling a person (possibly unjustly) with a mental illness thereby absolving yourself of any responsibility for the bad relationship between the two of you.  Of course, sometimes the label applies.[/quote]

pp here. I'm also the pp whose DH cut off his mother. Really, I get where you are coming from. It is hard to imagine doing something so extreme. I would have had no sympathy if I hadn't seen it from up close. My family does not get it either. You really should count your lucky stars, as I do, that you had parents who didn't screw you up so badly as all that. I don't know a single person who's had to cut off a family member who considers themself to be blameless or absolves themself of responsibility. That's a total straw man and that you'd put it forward proves you have no clue. They are just trying to stop the sore from opening up over and over.  So please just go away and let the people who have had the experience talk amongst themselves. Stop imposing your normal family dynamics on situations you don't understand and making people feeleven shittier than they already do.[/quote]

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