Pathologically narcissistic personalities can be found in all walks of life. The most damaging, in my opinion, are those who are in ‘helping’ positions, in which actual victims, in understandably vulnerable moments, have a chance of encountering them.
Be aware and beware that covert narcs can most certainly be in fields of counseling or therapy, DV advocate positions, and similar. They will most certainly perpetuate further damage upon real victims.
I just had one claiming to be in such fields disagree with a statement that I had made, who was awfully concerned over wanting to throw their ‘credentials’ in my face (while assuming I had no such credentials as I do not flaunt for ego nor use for leverage), while also trying to bait me into arguing by throwing certain accusations my way. I saw the red flags very clearly. I will not respond to such things, here. Or anywhere. I simply block such individuals.
Do not allow credentials, professional status, ‘helper’ status, or the like to make you think that another is automatically a safe space. I understand how challenging it can be to trust our intuition when we are in such vulnerable states, but if something feels off to you, please trust it.
Most especially with narcissistic abuse becoming such a hot topic, some dark personalities & coverts will be trying to find ways to profit and render power & control. They will be using the actual victims of the abuse as their supply, which is absolutely disgusting and unethical.
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