Sam Vaknin. (№ 462161)

To “be recognized” as a perverted narcissist, you must STRIVE to be in a relationship with the narcissist, despite the abuse committed against you. You must ACTIVELY seek a relationship with a narcissist and ONLY a narcissist, no matter what your past experiences (bitter and traumatic) have been. You should feel EMPTY and UNSATISFIED in relationships with ANY OTHER type of person. Only in this case, provided that you meet other diagnostic criteria for Dependent Personality Disorder, can you safely be called a “perverted narcissist.”