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 surviveducan2 » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:17 am
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- Please DO NOT RESPOND to questions on this forum
by samvaknin » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:55 pm
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- So Perplexed!
by solana70 » Wed May 09, 2012 10:38 pm
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- Divorce
by painnomore » Mon May 07, 2012 1:15 am
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- Explaining Narcissism to Children
by cre8designs » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:48 am
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- Psychopath and masochist?
by Millon » Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:22 pm
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- Mother/Daughter Taffy Pull
by Castanet » Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:41 am
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- My niece has ostracized herself from her dad
by Cathy » Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:02 pm
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- does he really want me to stay?
by so.confused » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:22 pm
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- does he really want me to stay?
by so.confused » Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:30 pm
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- Mother/Daughter Taffy Pull
by Castanet » Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:17 am
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- Recover from a relationship with a sociopath/psychopath
by FallenStar » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:38 pm
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- Best way to communicate with a narcissist
by Freedom fly » Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:28 pm
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- needing a diagnosis
by annanova » Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:56 pm
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- Traits of a personality disorder.
by DrSleep » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:55 pm
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- letting go of the rage and confusion and also rejection
by lonelyspirit » Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:36 am
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- Navigating through discernment
by Hobo » Mon Jan 09, 2012 4:27 pm
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- I have read everything about NPD but I am still so confused.
by ipixelcount » Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:47 am
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- Diagnosing a Narcissist
by by_by_birdie » Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:09 pm
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- what should I do?
by creammoc » Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:02 pm
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- how to protect my children from NPD ex
by smilinmama » Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:40 pm
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- Length of charade
by BKForster » Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:41 am
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- Saving my mother from my Narc Sisters
by narcolepsy » Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:54 am
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- Should I, or how should, I end this "friendship"?
by Toody » Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:58 pm
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- Prediction?
by ELLIE » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:04 pm
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- What is wrong with me?
by London » Mon Aug 29, 2011 2:42 pm
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- Understanding
by scared » Sat Aug 21, 2010 8:06 pm
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- Life crisis put my xN/P into therapy...
by superclerk3 » Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:43 pm
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- ***EXTREME EXTENT -- PHONE TAPPING BY HUSBAND AND NMIL ****
by sunnyday » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:38 am
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- Sadistic Personality Disorder
by startingoveragain » Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:28 am
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- Pandemic narcissism?
by Gracie V » Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:31 pm
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- Divorcing a violent NH, battle for pet custody
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- Is my husband a sociopath?
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- Narcissist married to Narcissist
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- Handling abuse from my stepdaughter
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- Narcissistic tendencies vs Narcissistic Personality Disorder
by pleasejustgoaway » Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:59 am
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- How do I get away?
by coolcat » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:26 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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- What kind of therapy would be best for an ACON?
by soulofkorea » Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:43 am
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- I'm confused!
by rod1960 » Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:11 pm
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- N. still visits my blog a year later
by NewYork100 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:11 pm
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- i need to know what he is feeling inside
by SURVIVORLADY » Sun Mar 07, 2010 9:33 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
by auptown » Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:56 am
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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
by alib41 » Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:45 pm
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- unsupervised access to child
by vivienne » Sun May 24, 2009 2:27 pm
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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
by PapaHepat » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:17 pm
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- Please help assess me
by athena11 » Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:44 pm
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- Why no closure?
by samvaknin » Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:38 pm
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- can an NP mellow with age?
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