What is narcissistic victim syndrome?

Narcissistic Victim Syndrome is a group of symptoms that may occur to a person who is closely connected to a narcissist. A narcissist is someone who has an inflated sense of self and an extreme preoccupation with themselves. Currently, there is minimal literature on Narcissistic Victim Syndrome.

How do members experience narcissistic victim syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with narcissistic victim syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for narcissistic victim syndrome*

Who has narcissistic victim syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 11
30s 34
40s 52
50s 68
60s 48
70+ 9

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 20
Female 204

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What is narcissistic victim syndrome?

Narcissistic Victim Syndrome is a group of symptoms that may occur to a person who is closely connected to a narcissist. A narcissist is someone who has an inflated sense of self and an extreme preoccupation with themselves. Currently, there is minimal literature on Narcissistic Victim Syndrome.



Common symptoms reported by people with narcissistic victim syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for narcissistic victim syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with narcissistic victim syndrome

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Who has narcissistic victim syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 146 say narcissistic victim syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 11
30s 34
40s 52
50s 68
60s 48
70+ 9
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 3
40-49 years 2
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 20
Female 204

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 10
Not Diagnosed 10

These charts show data from narcissistic victim syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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