The eight signs your adult child is a NARCISSIST: from manipulation to self-importance - and the best ways to protect yourself, by top psychotherapist TINA CHUMMUN The term 'narcissist' gets bandied about a lot these days, but there are people presenting with typical behaviours of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) who are not clinically diagnosed, causing havoc in the lives of those around them.
Psychologically, adult narcissistic children often project their unhappiness and inner turmoil onto their parents, blaming them for dissatisfaction in their lives.
Parenting an adult child with narcissistic traits is an emotionally exhausting journey, fraught with layers of pain and complexity.
You may have suffered a narcissistic parent or partner, but more rarely discussed is the narcissistic child.
Narcissistic adult children are often emotionally volatile, leaving chaos and disruption in their wake.
