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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by louxloux » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:17 am
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- Please DO NOT RESPOND to questions on this forum
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- I forgot to mention
by Signe » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:14 pm
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- Do I fit the criteria from what you can tell?
by Signe » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:17 pm
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- How do I get away?
by coolcat » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:26 pm
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- Narcissistic tendencies vs Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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- Handling abuse from my stepdaughter
by dixieshiksa » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:37 pm
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- Terminology
by bmonaghan123 » Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:58 pm
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- Have I been conditioned to want an N mate?
by rosemary » Sun Jan 24, 2010 1:26 am
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- Anti-Social's Rage Directed Only At His Wife
by LoJe » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:30 am
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- N w/ delusional/ morbid jealousy
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- Sexual abuse???
by Pero7099 » Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:59 pm
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- Elder Aftermath
by pressured » Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:35 am
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- Abandon Children
by bigfreedom » Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:35 pm
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- Was this a Narcissitic rage
by terry34 » Sun Jan 03, 2010 11:51 am
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- Ex N boyf is business contact - how do i prevent revenge?
by Fighter » Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:06 am
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- save my parents
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- unsupervised access to child
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- Another question...simply out of curiosity
by shockednumb » Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:21 am
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- What happens now?
by shockednumb » Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:13 am
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- if its a disorder
by terry34 » Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:44 am
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- Post-divorce, the abuse still continues
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- Please help assess me
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- Why no closure?
by snowdream5 » Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:08 am
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- can an NP mellow with age?
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- The Monster in my home
by desperate1919 » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:25 pm
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- recovering from N
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- Will this man change if we get married?-serial cheater!
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- How do I learn to live with a psychopath?
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- Is he or isn't he?
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- Will I Ever Get Divorced?
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- personal accountability
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- A few questions..
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- Can a N/P "change" without getting any therapy or support?
by samvaknin » Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:53 pm
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- N's seeking help??
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- At what age?
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- Victim impact classes for incarcerated men and women
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- A few questions...
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- Con Artists
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- Am I a Magnet for Narcissistic Men? What is Wrong With Me!!
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- Narcissist married to Sociopath / Dr.Vaknin Please HELP!
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- Sudden Abandonment -- What Next?
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- How do I tell if a threat is credible?
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- Mother blamed by lying father
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- Is he Psychopathic?
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- Do i seem narcissistic to you?
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- DEXTER
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- Daughter
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- Have I damaged my own children?
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- Narcassistic, Psychopathic behaviors
by Bri » Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:38 am
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- How does my ExN feel now?
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- Why Dont Psychologists Speak Up?
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- I'm glad I found you Dr. Vaknin-help me with this!
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- Managing the elderly narcissistic mother
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- Why are you doing this?
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- Ex-narcissist continues to break NC - advice needed please!
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- cp or N??
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- How Do I Know No Contact Is Working
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- Nmom still contacting me
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- why is leaving him so hard
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