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Old 12-18-2006, 06:01 PM
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elizabeth1979
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Hi Mlynn!

This is good info. I try not to diagnose my dad, whose drinking affects me, but I've read similar studies and yes, he exhibits all 5 criteria. My mother used to tell me he was a narcisssist but I dont think I had begun recovery and any objectivity I could have had about it, was non-existent.

They may also demand certain behavior from their children because they see the children as extensions of themselves, and need the children to represent them in the world in ways that meet the parents’ emotional needs"
Yep, I can relate!
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