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Narcissists in therapy?

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Walkacrossthesand Thu 06-Dec-12 08:12:26

I'm posting here, although this isn't about a specific relationship, because there seem to be a lot of wise and knowledgeable people here!
A therapist only has their client's account/'side of the story' to go on. A person with narcissistic traits will always see things as 'not their fault', to the extent of mis-remembering things as they happened if they don't fit with the world view. So I imagine therapy is not a way for a person to recognise narcissism in themselves, because it would be difficult for the therapist to see it, too - wouldn't it?

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imaginethat Sun 09-Dec-12 22:01:49

Maybe not any more, (I hope!) but looking back I think I was. Like travelling along a spectrum.

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