Pascha –
“since if they do go, it’s because they were forced.”
But isnt that true of any REAL disorder, what about a Manic Depressive? During mania there is no way you are going to therapy, they are on-top of the world! And even if they go during a bout of depression, its rare that they stay compliant with their Meds being that they miss the manic episodes….
Maybe the fact that you dont see to many Narcissists in therapy is because typically, narcissism is an ingrained personality trait, rather than a chemical imbalance and medication and therapy are not as effective as in other pathologies in treating the disorder. (so, yea, good advice, if you can keep away 😉
The fundemental problem is that we are talking about two very different thing. A. There are people going to therapy for Manic Depression/ Pschytzophrenia/ Aggression… And then B. There ae people who go to therapy because they have a fear of public speaking 😉
(That may also be why people are off-put by therapy, they automatically assume A…)