Is it them, is it you,
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Narcissism distorts the people closest to it. The free self-check helps you see the pattern clearly — from psychiatrist Dr. Mark Banschick, MD, author of Living with Narcissism.
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Dr. Mark Banschick, MD
Dr. Banschick is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist with over forty years in practice.
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He is the author of The Intelligent Divorce book series and the long-running Psychology Today column of the same name — where he writes about the Adult Mind, Divorce Island, and finding your way back to yourself.


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