Have they really looked in the mirror?  At themselves?  Really?

My mother asked me to get a copy of this episode on tape or CD as she doesn't have a computer to watch anything online. Does anyone know if it's possible to get something like this? I checked the Dr. Phil store but couldn't find anything. Thank you.

These women obviously have self esteem issues, and are NOT NARCISSISTS.  A TRUE NARCISSIST would not have CRIED on the show and don't have baggage MAKING THEM insecure to the point where THEY are SELF PROCLAIMED NARCISSISTS. 
I grew up with my parents doting on me which made me the person I am today, I shoulda been on that show.

These two women were not a good representation of NPD.  They certainly had problems, but not the NPD that I have been exposed to.  What is needed is a show that explains the disorder and help for the victims.  To think that someone with NPD can be helped is just wrong.

There are a lot of books and articles to read, but a show that deals directly with this problem would be really helpful for the general public which really doesn't understand what they are up against.  Sometimes I can't believe we are in the 21st century and there isn't more information readily available to people.  There needs to be more support for those who are caught in their manipulations.

Sorry forgot to let you know I feel your pain and sorry you had to go through being treated that way for so long.  I think it's emotional abuse.  I know what its like to lay awake when the other person is fast asleep and somehow comfortable in their own skin.  Friends and my other half of the family keep me going!  Hope things are better for you now

I too found it interesting that both guests on the show didn't really seem in denial of their narcisisstic,attention seeking behavior.  They definitely didn't represent the narcisstic behavior I've come to know since a narcissist is ALWAYS right.  I wish Dr. Phil could have pointed out how dangerous and calculated some of these type people can be.  I did like that Dr. Phil showed that there's some sort of pain underneath it all though.  I have a father, stepmother, husband (we're separated) and in law that have some narcisstic traits.  I've found some common behaviors between my four: constantly giving unprompted advice, non-stop talking about themselves usually portraying themselves as the hero (I have to really interrupt if I want to say a few words then it's almost immediately back to them--I'm not exagerrating), must always be right, anything negative that happens to them is pure evil or by random chance, and finally they have each done some horrible things directly to me but have never owned up and somehow justified it away.  Until recently I didn't realize what was going on and that others close to them find their behavior odd as well.  I don't like playing the victim, but their point of view is almost unreal.

I agree these were minimal cases at best.A clinically diagnosed case of narcissism is way more serious and has severe repercussions for the people in their family.  I believe these women were spoiled, self indulgant and self centered but  lacked the characteristics of a genuine narcissistic person.

I was hoping for a better example, and a more effective way to deal with a them and why it is alright to cut them out of your life.  Maybe someone could see themselves and realize they need help

I know that with Dr. Phil family comes first, so my approach to staying away may be considered a sort of copout.  However, it can be really difficult to maintain a relationship of any kind if you’re the only one willing to make changes or to compromise.  I agree with you that the two women on the show appeared flippant and rather unsophisticated compared to a genuine full-scale narcissist.  If you’ve lived with one, you know how bad it can get.  The lies and manipulations are usually so well thought out and practiced that they can make you doubt your own sanity (a.k.a. gaslighting).   What I’m learning to do now (slowly but surely because it does take time to get the hang of it) is to get to know myself better and to stick to my own principals no matter how hard they try to knock me off balance.  My weaknesses are fair game to a narcissist and they WILL try to exploit them anyway they can.  So, the less I tell them about myself and the less I react to whatever they’re throwing at me the better.  Another tip is to avoid engaging them in any way. Since we’ve learned that creating drama out of nothing is their stock and trade, the best way to avoid getting caught in their crosshairs is to not get involved. That's what I meant by staying away.  By the way, although I've taken a few hits for mentioning it in the past, the second part of Dr. Phil's new book Life Code really helped me understand this a lot better.  It may help you too.  Good luck. 

interesting show about narcissists, but having lived with a nearcissist all my 28 years of married life, one critical aspect that was not in the show is that of the narcissist who is in complete denial of it.   i lived with such a person and came to find out much after her passing, including that there was significant emotional/psychological abuse early on in her life.  also, here is my 2 cents worth (albiet some points are from professional sources) about living with a narc in denial:

Living w a narcissist and the consequences of confronting the problem.  

A bit of a misnomer because confronting any concerns about your relationship w a nars will only lead to them being the victim and any problem issues will be turned around to be your fault...immediately in conversation, without fail,  every time.  Understand that In their intellectual thicket,  there is no chance in hell an apology can be offered nor any admission of any wrongdoing.  Ever! Ever! Furthermore,  the person who is in a relationship with the nars and confronts the nars on ANYTHING that resembles even the slightest adversity in the relationship has set themselves up for being the bad guy.  You can never be right and will only be wrong. Another absolute is, you have started something; no mater how tame and rational,  and peaceful  you are in expressing your feelings/concerns, the type of question the nars will ask in a  confrontational tone is:   "so, what are u saying?" there it is. Immediate turnaround of having to get on the defensive.  They are autocratic, irrational, controlling and are incapable of having any empathy for anyone (except, of course, themselves). There are many avenues available to study when it comes to dealing w a nars personality. The best is this:  a nars will absolutely, in a gradual process (over a long period of time), destroy your spirit, make you turn inward and leave you completely frustrated and resentful. To the outside world they appear to have all together; so convincing someone who has a casual, superficial relationship a the nars And, if you have been in a long term relationship with a nars, unfortunately it gets even worse.   Because of the constant and relentless  self righteousness of the nars (again, a very gradual and nearly unnoticeable time frame), at some point you come to realize this person has actually destroyed who you are.   You come to realize you've been duped.  You've been making excuses for them, accepting their self righteous attitude, allowing them to intimidate and control your being,  allowing them to alienate you from your family and friends and yourself. There are lots of good and bad people in the world.  The  nars  is understated, under reported and under rated in terms of the emotional/psychological damage they can cause to the person they are in a relationship with.   They can truly be among the worst.  Who knows, perhaps in their own lives, early on they were rout w this same abuse.  Whatever the case, stay as far away from them as you can get!  

She got so angry. She did not like how whe looked. This IS you and this IS how you look and act and come across. I was thinking at first anyway that she was spoiled and really just full of herself and will eventually grow up until she talked about her 7 abortions including two late term. Birth control excuses? Really.  That is beyond selfish or even narcistic. That is in my opinion is sociopathic. shudder.