https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/narcissistic-injury/m-p/37200#M5312 <P>I am hoping someone might be able to share their thoughts on this mental health condition, narcissistic injury. &nbsp;I have been diagnosed with this condition, narcissistic injury&nbsp;18 months ago. &nbsp;I am sometimes overwhelmed by terribly violent thoughts but they are no were near as controlling as what they used to be. &nbsp;Sometimes the thoughts are like an out of control missile which can &nbsp;turn on me, suicide, self harm. &nbsp;It causes me incredible mental distress and pain, the pain may last for short moments, hours and long days. I have been admitted to a psychiatric hospital on three occasions. &nbsp; You feel so distressed sometimes because &nbsp;it is off the charts. When in hospital I was told &nbsp;it was not appropriate to share my thoughts with other patients as it may scare them. &nbsp; The only persons i can tell is my psychotherapist, who I am very lucky to have &nbsp;and some close friends. &nbsp;</P><P>-&nbsp;Any feedback this character (villian) receives is usually perceived as a personal attack in him self which sends him into an inner rage, this rage is often disproportional to the ‘offence’ and will manifest itself through extreme irrational thoughts. I call it rage but actually it is really a very deep sense of pain and hurt.&nbsp; The villain is narcissist very pre-occupied with him self, he is at his best (worst) when something important needs to be done.&nbsp; This&nbsp; villain is not some random fictitious thing that has just appeared out of no where, he was conceived out of a need to serve a purpose, which was&nbsp; up until now, helping me cope and survive &nbsp; &nbsp; - &nbsp;hope this make sense.</P><P>The hospital that i have been going to is actually very relaxing, the staff are fantastic and there is a real feeling of community among the patients. &nbsp;I would encourage anyone with a mental health issue to speak to their doctor about getting an admission. &nbsp;But mine is a private clinic so I am not sure how this compares to some public psych hospitals.</P><P>Never the less I am really interested in hearing from someone with this condition, &nbsp;As a consequence I have developed anxiety and am on AD and I am in fear of when the next episode may happen. &nbsp;Does any one out there have this condition.</P><P><I>beyondblue’s clinically-trained moderators often work offline (invisible to you) on issues relating to suicide or self-harm. At the same time, general supportive comments from the community are encouraged. If you have concerns around suicide or self-harm, please phone our support service on 1300 22 4636</I></P> Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:26:08 GMT xav2186 2014-09-01T11:26:08Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/narcissistic-injury/m-p/37200#M5312 <P>I am hoping someone might be able to share their thoughts on this mental health condition, narcissistic injury. &nbsp;I have been diagnosed with this condition, narcissistic injury&nbsp;18 months ago. &nbsp;I am sometimes overwhelmed by terribly violent thoughts but they are no were near as controlling as what they used to be. &nbsp;Sometimes the thoughts are like an out of control missile which can &nbsp;turn on me, suicide, self harm. &nbsp;It causes me incredible mental distress and pain, the pain may last for short moments, hours and long days. I have been admitted to a psychiatric hospital on three occasions. &nbsp; You feel so distressed sometimes because &nbsp;it is off the charts. When in hospital I was told &nbsp;it was not appropriate to share my thoughts with other patients as it may scare them. &nbsp; The only persons i can tell is my psychotherapist, who I am very lucky to have &nbsp;and some close friends. &nbsp;</P><P>-&nbsp;Any feedback this character (villian) receives is usually perceived as a personal attack in him self which sends him into an inner rage, this rage is often disproportional to the ‘offence’ and will manifest itself through extreme irrational thoughts. I call it rage but actually it is really a very deep sense of pain and hurt.&nbsp; The villain is narcissist very pre-occupied with him self, he is at his best (worst) when something important needs to be done.&nbsp; This&nbsp; villain is not some random fictitious thing that has just appeared out of no where, he was conceived out of a need to serve a purpose, which was&nbsp; up until now, helping me cope and survive &nbsp; &nbsp; - &nbsp;hope this make sense.</P><P>The hospital that i have been going to is actually very relaxing, the staff are fantastic and there is a real feeling of community among the patients. &nbsp;I would encourage anyone with a mental health issue to speak to their doctor about getting an admission. &nbsp;But mine is a private clinic so I am not sure how this compares to some public psych hospitals.</P><P>Never the less I am really interested in hearing from someone with this condition, &nbsp;As a consequence I have developed anxiety and am on AD and I am in fear of when the next episode may happen. &nbsp;Does any one out there have this condition.</P><P><I>beyondblue’s clinically-trained moderators often work offline (invisible to you) on issues relating to suicide or self-harm. At the same time, general supportive comments from the community are encouraged. If you have concerns around suicide or self-harm, please phone our support service on 1300 22 4636</I></P> Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:26:08 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/narcissistic-injury/m-p/37200#M5312 xav2186 2014-09-01T11:26:08Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/narcissistic-injury/m-p/37201#M5313 <P>hi xav2186,</P> <P>I have never heard of this conditon before so Im sorry i am unable to offer any advice or insight.</P> <P>I just wanted to say "welcome to BB"</P> <P>hopefully someone else on the forums will be able to respond with some useful info for you</P> Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:03:30 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/depression/narcissistic-injury/m-p/37201#M5313 MrsCam 2014-09-01T14:03:30Z