Wendy Hill, Ph.D. Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy
Top Specialist in San Diego and Encinitas – Individual, Couples, Psychotherapy, Coaching, and Hypnotherapy
I think I might be a child of a narcissistic parent. How can I know? Do you sometimes have feelings of worthlessness or feelings that you have to constantly prove yourself or a fear of expressing yourself or saying what you want? Do you feel like you don’t deserve attention or avoid getting attention? Do … Read more
With the increase of narcissism (or at least the recognition of it) in our culture I am seeing more and more clients who have a narcissistic parent. It is clear what damage a narcissistic parent can do to a vulnerable child’s self esteem. That damage can last a lifetime unless that now adult child seeks … Read more
Here is a quick test to see if you were raised by a narcissistic mother. Warning: many people are protective of their parents and don’t want to be critical of them. It’s helpful to make a distinction between disliking what a parents does/did and disliking that parent. In fact, it’s possible to hate a behavior … Read more
As our society has becomes increasingly more narcissistic in its attitudes and behaviors so has the fallout pain of being a child of a narcissistic parent. As a therapist I have had in recent years a distressing increase in clients who have recognized that at least one of their parents is narcissistic and that they … Read more
Are you a son or daughter of a narcissistic mother? Do you feel guilty about leaving or cutting her off but find it soul-robbing to stay? This is the common double bind that children of narcissistic parents experience. A narcissistic mother is primarily concerned with only herself, has (often hidden) low self-esteem, shames and criticizes … Read more