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Domestic abuse and narcissism

Are they both related?

A lot of domestic abusers narcissists?

or personality disordered?
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leeloh · F
Domestic abusers have narcissistic traits.
Not all narcissistic are domestic abusers.
JosephtheEmpath · 56-60, M
@leeloh Not all domestic abusers have narcissistic personality disorder but they have narcissistic traits?
JosephtheEmpath · 56-60, M
Narcissistic abuse is more of a broad term as domestic abuse only refers to intimate partners
leeloh · F
@JosephtheEmpath i said traits. Usually they lack empathy. Lack of empathy is tightly connected with narcissism
JosephtheEmpath · 56-60, M
@leeloh Would you say they are personality disordered?
leeloh · F
@JosephtheEmpath I don't think you can say it like that. If you ask if they have a personality disorder, I don't know, I'm not a psychiatrist. You do tests for that.

I've witnessed DV and I can say the person is a coveted narcissist with history of abuse, and was also abused as a child. So, in this particular case, yes.
JosephtheEmpath · 56-60, M
@leeloh I agree. But what i can say that Narcissism lies on a spectrum. All abusers have high levels of Narcissism, maybe not enough to qualify for the disorder but they do.
JosephtheEmpath · 56-60, M
@leeloh i have inboxed you