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but be exceptionally polite and helpful to others? To the point that nobody would ever suspect or believe what a wild dick they are at home?
A wild dick? That one made me laugh. Yeah, completely possible and I'm sure normal. There are tons of people who put on an act each day.
i dont try to do it but my family has disowned me and treat me like crap. so if it is ok for them then i guess it is ok for me to treat them that way also.
Oh yes, my family treated me like crap, now I've out lived most of them and have moved to a differing continent and the remainders don't know or care.
This is how my boyfriend is. He is a narcissist and admits it. He treats us like trash bc he can manipulate us easier than other people. It’s rad.
Jk it’s fucking miserable.
I have no idea if it's relevant, but this immediately made me think of my mother-in-law who has some degree of narcissistic personality disorder.
For a narcissist, it's all about image and attention. Their public persona can be charming and fun since that's the easiest way to get strokes from those they have no power over, but their personality can be radically different when they're behind closed doors with their family.
See if this rings any bells for you:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-legacy-distorted-love/201103/the-six-faces-maternal-narcissism
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/narcissism-demystified/201905/7-hidden-principles-motivate-narcissists
Some of these traits along with typical psychopathic ones. I’m not sure if the two can coexist.
All psychopaths are narcissists, but not all narcissists are psychopathic.
It's apparently a matter of some debate amongst psychologists:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/spycatcher/201712/narcissist-or-psychopath-how-can-you-tell
It seems to me that when you have to live with someone who appears to fit the criteria of one psychological disorder or another, figuring out which diagnostic label is most appropriate is less important than working out healthy coping strategies that allow you to maintain your own sanity.