as someone who grew up with a narcissist (literal NPD) and had every minor flaw/mistake "joked about" to bolster said narcissist& #39;s ego, this is legit.

i never wanted to finish anything unless it was perfect, bc less than perfect meant being laughed at. https://twitter.com/NoEmmeG/status/1265400602328207362">https://twitter.com/NoEmmeG/s...

i gave up on almost all visible creative endeavors, drawing or crafting or whatever, after a few novice tries bc i would never get it right.

i turned to creative writing, which i could hide until perfect, and it was a struggle to accept constructive critique.

same with digital art/graphic design. it was a fun hobby when i was a teen.

narcissist eventually found both and had a lot to say. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙃" title="Upside-down face" aria-label="Emoji: Upside-down face">

it took me years to get interested in writing and graphic design again, i studied GD in college and loved it.

so the absolute kicker here is when narcissist asked me to edit their self-published novel and do the cover art.

wouldn& #39;t you know it, none of my edits were important and eventually they decided they& #39;d just learn graphic design to do their own cover, it& #39;s PRETTY EASY.

i could probably write an entire essay about my brief foray into trying to edit a family member& #39;s badly written self-published erotica, but they always told me i had the funniest stories and should write a book about THAT, so i won& #39;t.

(they used sex as a verb. erotically.)