Is there a relationship between alcoholism and narcissism?
I am working through my issues with my counselor and on several occassions she has brought up the idea of my XAH possibly having Narcissitic Personality Disorder (NPD) besides being an alcoholic. So, being curious I started to research this issue from my point of view. I realized a few months ago I had been emotionally abused for years, so I was wondering how the spouses respond to someone with NPD. Low and behold I fit the mold of someone that has allowed abuse by someone with NPD. It's eerie and reassuring at the same time to realize I'm not as screwed up as I was led to believe by XAH. It is also daunting to see how much work I need to do on myself.
I have noticed the similarities in behavior between active alcoholism and someone with NPD. For instance the manipulation, arrogance, lying, lack of remorse etc. Do you think there is a correlation between the two issues?