How to Stop Hurting When You Have a Narcissistic Parent [PsychCentral.com]
Jack’s Story: Jack is a 45-year-old architect, recently married for the first time. He came to therapy to deal with long-standing feelings of depression . His wife, ten years younger than Jack, wanted to start a family. Jack had spent years keeping a cool and cordial distance from his critical father. Now, as his wife pressed him to become a father himself, he felt flooded by sadness and insecurity. Could he be a good father? What if he messed it up? Having done much reading, Jack came into...