21/07/2025
NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
The only disorder where everyone ends up in therapy except for the person who should be in therapy.
That’s the sad, exhausting truth about narcissistic personality disorder. It’s not just a personal struggle for the one who has it — it’s a disorder that leaves emotional debris in the lives of everyone they come into contact with. The narcissist rarely sees a problem with their behavior. Why would they? In their eyes, they’re always right, always the victim, always the misunderstood genius or the martyr. The problem, according to them, is always you.
So the people around them — the ones who tried to love them, understand them, help them — are left to carry the emotional weight. They sit in therapists’ offices trying to make sense of why they feel so broken, so confused, so full of self-doubt. They replay conversations in their heads, question their own sanity, and ask themselves how they went from feeling loved to being discarded, manipulated, blamed, and devalued.
Narcissists never seek therapy because in their world, they are flawless. Apologizing feels like humiliation. Accountability feels like an attack. And healing? That’s for everyone else, because they don’t believe they’re the one who needs fixing.
It’s a personality disorder that disguises itself as confidence, strength, and charm on the surface. But beneath the mask lies deep insecurity, emotional immaturity, and a relentless need for validation at the cost of others' peace and sanity.
People who endure long-term relationships with narcissists often develop trauma responses, complex PTSD, anxiety, depression, or codependency issues. But the narcissist walks away unscathed — untouched, unbothered, and unaware of the wake of destruction they’ve left behind. They move on to their next target while you’re left picking up the pieces.
Narcissistic personality disorder isn’t just harmful to the person who has it — it’s toxic to everyone around them. And sadly, the people who suffer the most from it are the ones who never had the disorder to begin with.