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Butterflywoman · 12-10-2007, 07:50 PM

On my way to seeing my therapist I pulled in behind someone who was getting in her car. She took forever to get settled and start her car, so I angrily asked her why she was being so rude. Afterwards I realized I was being rude. I talked with my therapist about why this woman triggered me. She said the woman had "ignored" me and this was a typical narcissistic wound. I am a BPD with narcissistic tendencies so this made perfect sense to me. I was ignored as a child and developed issues of entitlement around it. So next time I am going to get angry but restrain myself from confronting her. I will just process the hurt that always lies beneath my anger. I am glad I am in therapy. It really helps me.

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12-10-2007, 07:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Butterflywoman Love Addict and Alcoholic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: California Posts: 143	Narcissistic wound On my way to seeing my therapist I pulled in behind someone who was getting in her car. She took forever to get settled and start her car, so I angrily asked her why she was being so rude. Afterwards I realized I was being rude. I talked with my therapist about why this woman triggered me. She said the woman had "ignored" me and this was a typical narcissistic wound. I am a BPD with narcissistic tendencies so this made perfect sense to me. I was ignored as a child and developed issues of entitlement around it. So next time I am going to get angry but restrain myself from confronting her. I will just process the hurt that always lies beneath my anger. I am glad I am in therapy. It really helps me. :praying __________________ Recovery means doing the right thing even if we don't want to . . . one day at a time.