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What Is Narcissistic Supply?

Published: October 13, 2021 Updated: October 31, 2022

Published: 10/13/2021 Updated: 10/31/2022

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  • Originally Published: January 28, 2021
    Original Author: Nakpangi Thomas, PhD, LPC, TITC-CT
    Original Reviewer: Lynn Byars, MD, MPH, FACP

  • Updated: October 13, 2021
    Author: No Change
    Reviewer: No Change
    Primary Changes: Improved readability; Added “Types of Narcissistic Supply”; “The Narcissistic Cycle of Supply & Abuse”; and “Examples of Narcissistic Supply.” New material written by Eric Patterson, LPC, and reviewed by Dena Westphalen, PharmD.

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