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How do you cope with dementia in a person with narcissistic character disorder Is a narcissist more prone to dementia in old age?

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My mother suffered from (undiagnosed) Narcissistic Personality Disorder. During the last years of her life she showed signs of Dementia.

My step-mother (my father knew how to pick his women!!) has been, for her entire life, a full blown narcissist with all the traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. She has recently (she is 78) been diagnosed with Vascular Dementia.

I have no idea how to cope with it. It is soul destroying to have to deal with her.

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