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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- Is this narcissism?
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- Why no closure?
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- RAD vs NPD
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- Do I have anti-social personality disorder?
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- are the changing moods a part of the abuse?
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- Was this act a projection?
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- what will a narcissist do when you report them for stalking
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- About to go NC with my own Mother - can't stop my resentment
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- odd reaction to children's natural narcissism
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- NPD Mother and female friendships
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- when the narcissist starts acting responsible and caring
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- Narcissists and MDMA
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- grandchildren with N mother
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- Follow up- what was going on?
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- What was going on?
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- What can I do?
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- narcissistic mother in law
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- Did I fall for a npd?
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- Has my husband made me as bad as him
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- I am married to a cerebral narcissist
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- Help...need your input!!
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- So Perplexed!
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- Explaining Narcissism to Children
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- Psychopath and masochist?
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- Mother/Daughter Taffy Pull
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- does he really want me to stay?
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- does he really want me to stay?
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- Traits of a personality disorder.
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- letting go of the rage and confusion and also rejection
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- I have read everything about NPD but I am still so confused.
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