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Like narcissism, addiction is an impairment. Substance abuse preys on one’s low self-esteem and some may be genetically predisposed. In 2008 the American Psychological Association described ...

Like narcissism, addiction is an impairment. Substance abuse preys on one’s low self-esteem and some may be genetically predisposed. In 2008 the American Psychological Association described ...

For my patients who have survived narcissistic abuse, it might be an explosive tantrum, a threat to seek full custody or a frantic late-night call about a (fabricated) mugging.

"Narcissism tends to develop in environments where there's a mix of both overindulgence and under-indulgence," Chelsey Cole, a psychotherapist and author specializing in narcissistic abuse, says.