Sam Vaknin is the author of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" and 8 other books about personality disorders and abuse in relationships with narcissists and psychopaths. He is the owner and moderator of support forums and the first person to have written about the Narcissistic Personality disorder (NPD) online (in 1997). He invented many of the terms currently used to describe the disorder and its effects on family, the workplace, and in various professions.
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- OUR FORUM MISSION STATEMENT.
by Echo » Wed May 27, 2009 12:31 pm
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- OUR FORUM RULES
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- Selfish behaviour
by TIRED1 » Mon Jul 20, 2009 12:08 am
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- Full-blown NPD, but loving and affectionate with cats?
by Narcisaurus » Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:10 pm
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- Happiness
by TIRED1 » Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:57 pm
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- A bit of a thought for you Sam
by hateless » Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:50 am
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- Co-dependent married to psychopath with NPD tendencies
by Tosca » Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:21 am
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- Sabotage?
by JonnyF » Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:16 pm
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- Help with legal issue and Narcissist
by Mia » Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:10 pm
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- Obsessed with dogs.... a sign of Narcissism?
by Ming on Mongo » Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:26 pm
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- what is wrong with me?
by notsosimple » Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:17 am
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- What is the natural history of Narcissism?
by JustDoIt » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:13 pm
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- My N gets choked up at sad movies, why can't he cry for real
by TheWisdom2Know » Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:14 pm
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- NEED input on N's letter - Is this a Stalker? Very nervous.
by liv4music » Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:46 pm
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- Attention good or bad !
by hateless » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:05 am
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- Please explain what you mean by this that you wrote.
by hateless » Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:50 am
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- Do narcissists push people away knowingly?
by JustDoIt » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:37 pm
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- Narcissist - failed attempt
by sunnyday » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:53 pm
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- The disengaging cycle
by pippi » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:57 pm
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- Understand pattern of the ending.
by hateless » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:19 am
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- Can a N/P change by "just" going to 12 step meetings?
by samvaknin » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:37 pm
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- complementary projection
by socaltwilightzone » Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:13 pm
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- Long post but really need help with this please
by lily4870 » Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:58 am
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- divorced from N but he keeps popping up!!!!
by bluesky6 » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:07 pm
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- Brain functioning, memory loss, & personality disorders
by livedthroughit » Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:13 am
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- Am I still being harrassed or is it over?
by Charlotte » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:28 am
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- Narcissist changing
by gray » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:36 pm
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- they pretend to be brilliant
by KERMIT » Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:38 am
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- I am a narcissist looking for help
by ukss1984 » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:22 pm
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- Can Narcissism be related to Borderline Personality Disorder
by joefromfar » Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:04 pm
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- Getting Married in a Week
by cinderella1984 » Tue Jun 02, 2009 7:29 pm
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- NMIL child abuse
by sunnyday » Fri May 29, 2009 2:47 am
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- Sister-in-law
by jenanne » Fri Jun 05, 2009 3:33 am
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- Would you choose NPD?
by sjane » Wed May 27, 2009 9:25 am
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- about Narcissistic Blame Game - The Guilt of Others
by Guest » Tue May 26, 2009 5:40 am
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- N daughter-in-law in court
by kat27 » Tue May 26, 2009 12:03 pm
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- Am I or is She?
by genome45 » Sat May 09, 2009 1:05 am
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- talking to my daughter about her father
by sarah62766 » Thu May 07, 2009 9:59 pm
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- from abuse to affair, suicide rejection.. what happend 2 me?
by funluvz » Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:22 am
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- How can I convince a narcissist to pay a civil judgment?
by RetiredFromNM » Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:15 am
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- what happens when a n is in a relationship with a n
by lizzyturbo » Fri May 01, 2009 10:44 pm
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- Narcissism and Asperger's Syndrome -- A link?
by cindyg471 » Sun May 03, 2009 9:55 pm
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- Dr. Vaknin, how do *you* feel things?
by candleboxed » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:15 am
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- Hooked due 2 his emails everyday afterilefthim2yrs ago -Why?
by Butttterfly » Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:18 am
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- I posted this somewhere before
by orchidgal » Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:42 pm
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- Question about gaslighting
by Echo » Wed Apr 15, 2009 4:47 pm
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- Cutting contact- is this dangerous?
by Melaleuca » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:28 am
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- legal defense in custody case?
by hermojo » Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:24 am
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- DO THEY TRY TO RETURN?
by CREED58 » Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:46 am
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- Will he ever leave me alone-- it's been 9 years?
by want2bwell » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:31 pm
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- Invert Narcissist
by rasheme3 » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:44 am
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- Is everything a psychopath says intentional?
by suz311 » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:38 pm
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- How to handle the "army" of followers?
by rknipp » Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:42 pm
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- My Ex Husband had "nice" parents
by London » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:01 pm
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- Narcissists and Domestic Violence
by chindi » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:50 am
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- Are you really a narcissist, dr. sam vaknin?
by alionsheart » Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:04 am
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- Self-hate of Narcissists
by lynn1234 » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:56 pm
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- is this narcissism, midlife crisis, bipolar or dry drunk?
by cat » Sat Feb 21, 2009 7:58 pm
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- Morphing
by Tulip » Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:17 pm
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- need advice, left N and he got hurt
by beachypeach » Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:36 pm
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- advice
by advrmom » Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:16 am
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- the making of an N?
by lynn1234 » Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:39 am
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