For example, my car is parked in a single lane driveway, mom’s car is in the garage, she opens the garage door, zooms backwards and puts a hole in my front bumper with her trailer hitch. Then she comes inside to wake me up and yell at me. Is that just an extension of narcissism or what words are there to describe someone like that?

  • protist@retrofed.com
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    I think what she’s doing is called externalization. She’s not able to recognize and/or tolerate her own internal state and is projecting onto you. Maybe she feels shame for what happened and can’t tolerate feeling shame, so she’s treating you like you should feel ashamed. All this is arguable though

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      This was my surmise as well. Could stem from plain emotional immaturity, needn’t be full-blown narcissism. It’s the reaction of a child who can’t process a negative emotion.