Summary of Caroline Foster's Narcissistic Mothers

Sample Insights:

1) Narcissism is a mental illness that can be diagnosed only by an experienced professional. It involves a grandiose sense of self-importance and entitlement, constant need for admiration, and lack of empathy. It is a spectrum disorder, which means it has a range of symptoms increasing in severity.

2) Narcissists are generally incapable of intimacy and find it hard to maintain long-term relationships. They find it difficult to understand their own feelings and emotions or relate to others.