Seeing your loved one's loosing themselves.....
A few days back, someone visited me, and after that person left, I realized the most painful thing was dealing with a case of suspected dual personality disorder. Literally, I had to take a break from my routine life and relax, as it was one of the most challenging times to witness someone in so much emotional turmoil. The person seemed unaware that their life was being heavily influenced by past trauma, as they were still living in the past and had let it ruin their present and jeopardize their future. They constantly compared themselves to others, including their parents, siblings, life partner, children, and friends. Each discussion would start in a normal way but would devolve into a recitation of their struggles, their perceived best qualities, their character, and their suffering. It was distressing to imagine the person's family going through the worst of this situation every day due to the person's evident narcissistic personality disorder. The way they were ruining the...