Voicelessness and Emotional Survival--Narcissistic Parents

This non-scientific survey suggests:

1) Narcissistic parents consider the survival of their children to be less important than non-narcissistic parents.
2) Most narcissistic parents have at least a somewhat diminished capacity for love--as defined by this measure.
3) The more severely narcissistic the parent is, the more diminished their capacity for love.
4) The most narcissistic parents do not love their children.

If children of narcissistic parents experience a lack of love from an early age, what are the long-term consequences? Because of the resulting diminished sense of security--or a perceived threat to their own survival--these children must build substantial defenses in order to reduce the resulting stress. These defenses may interfere with trust, intimacy, and appropriate relationship selection later in life. Furthermore, if these defenses fall apart due to loss or life trauma, there is nowhere, psychologically speaking, for these people to fall. Serious anxiety and depression are likely to ensue.

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