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[quote=Anonymous][quote]NP here. I basically could’ve written this post about my own daughter (who is only a year older than yours). Almost everything that you stated in your post (minus the divorce and difficult wife) applies to my DD as well, and my DD has also (unsuccessfully) been in a variety of partial hospitalization programs for suicidal ideation.

A couple of months ago, her current therapist dumped her and referred her to a group of psychologists in NYC who specialize in personality disorders. We had to drive DD three hours to Manhattan to get diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder with Borderline symptoms (so basically a combination of being a narcissist and having Borderline Personality Disorder).

She has improved with Transference Focused Psychotherapy (which is a very specialized form of therapy that’s basically the only proven therapy for narcissists), but she still faces difficulties.

OP, I get how hard it is. If you don’t have the means to drive to NYC to get your daughter a personality diagnosis, I would recommend reading the book “Transference Focused Psychotherapy for Narcissistic Personality Disorder.” It was written by a psychologist who was part of the team who diagnosed DD, but it explains the disorder extremely well and outlines a path for treatment.

The book gives several case studies, and one of them in particular was almost exactly the situation DD was in.

Best of luck in either case, OP. It’s extremely painful being in this situation.
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Would you please provide the name of this practice?  Thank you![/quote]

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