r/ACON_Support

1.8K archived posts · Apr 2015 – Sep 2026

Dealing with Narcissistic Personality Disorder sufferers

r/ACON_Support

A safe place to find support from others with the same experiences.

Created Apr 13, 2015

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1.8KArchived posts

A subreddit for adults who were raised by a parent who suffered from NPD. Here we share our paths to normalcy and we give and receive support. As a support sub we won't allow victim blaming, sexism, racism, homophobia and unsupportive comments in general.

Some helpful acronyms

ACoN = Adult Child of Narcissist(s)
DoNF = Daughter of Narcissistic Father
Edad/Emom = enabler dad/enabler mom
FOC = Family of Choice
FOO = Family of Origin
GC = Golden Child
LC = Low Contact
FM = Flying Monkey (servants of the wicked witch ie. N's little helpers)
N or Narc= Narcissist/Narcissistic
NC = No Contact
NMiL = Narcissistic Mother-In-Law
SC = Structured Contact
SG = Scapegoat
SoNM = Son of Narcissistic Mother

If you're new to Reddit, here's a list of Reddit acronyms.

FAQ sites

[What is a personality disorder?] (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/personality-disorders/basics/definition/con-20030111)

The [cluster B] (https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/dsm-5-the-ten-personality-disorders-cluster-b/) disorders: [Narcissitic PD] (https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder), [Borderline PD] (https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/borderline-personality-disorder), [Histrionic PD] (https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/histrionic-personality-disorder), [Antisocial PD] (https://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/antisocial-personality-disorder)

[What is child abuse?] (https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/whatiscan.pdf#page=3&view=What%20Are%20the%20Major%20Types%20of%20Child%20Abuse%20and%20Neglect?)

[What is domestic violence?] (http://www.ncadv.org/learn-more/what-is-domestic-violence)

[Abuse's longterm effects] (http://www.havoca.org/effects-child-abuse-neglect-adult-survivors/)

[Complex trauma] (http://www.healingfromcomplextraumaandptsd.com/)

[Post-traumatic Stress Disorder] (http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/index.asp)

[What does No Contact mean?] (https://selfcarehaven.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/the-smart-girls-guide-to-no-contact-and-detaching-from-toxic-relationships/)

Fun places to visit

r/trolledbynarcissists
r/RBNGames
r/NoContactForTheWin

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