Narcissistic parents 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. (For example, a narcissistic father who was a lawyer demanded that his son, who had always been treated as the "favorite" in the family, enter the legal profession as well. When the son chose another career, the father rejected and disparaged him.)

These traits will lead overly narcissistic parents to be very intrusive in some ways, and entirely neglectful in others. The children are punished if they do not respond adequately to the parents’ needs. This punishment may take a variety of forms, including physical abuse, angry outbursts, blame, attempts to instill guilt, emotional neglect, and criticism. Whatever form it takes, the purpose of the punishment is to enforce compliance with the parents' narcissistic needs.

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A. Yes, there is. Both are 'disorders of the self' which means in the early years 0-3 there was developmental trauma which prevented formation of a stable sense of self. A parent who does not have a stable sense of self cannot perform the good enough mothering skills generally to have her child develop her 'self'. A good book that talks Narcissism and Borderline is Search for the Real Self by James Masterson. It is worth reading.
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A. You have to practice trusting people which will be hard but you have to start little and grow into trusting another human being. When it comes to trusting a human being though you have to trust them to be a human being which means to trust them to make mistakes, hurt and be scared. Start it with your friends or close friend disclosing something that doesn't matter to you and grow into something that does. You can change man it just takes time so be patient.
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A. Oh my god! Where to start! I hope that it is not someone you know personally. If someone is truly narcissistic then they are not able to nurture properly so I would imagine that child would never be told how wonderful and beautiful they are which would have devastating affect in their adult life.
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