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Mother developing narcissistic tendencies after what she calls spiritual enlightenment
Hi there,
I've noticed that my mother has been developing narcissistic tendencies after what she calls spiritual enlightenment. She became a vegetarian but after she has converted to eating vegetables, she has been neglecting some of her family routines. She doesn't cook as well as she use to anymore because she claims that she doesn't have any desire to eat meat, which I know but I don't understand how that effects the quality of how she cooks food. At one point all she cooked was vegetarian food for the longest time until I mentioned to her that I'm not on the same diet as her. Which got her to cook meat, but she cooked it at lesser portions than normal. It makes me feel like she's being passive aggressive about making me become a vegetarian as well and it makes me feel like she's forcing specific food down my throat. Our house is really disorganized and the kitchen's always a mess. I also noticed her recording herself and watching herself over and over again. I brought it up with her today and she doesn't think it's weird at all because "she likes it". When we go out she records everything from her car rides from our house to our designation and then back. And when we went to Atlanta to walk on the beltline, she was recording everything as if she was a tourist. I'm so confused about this new development and becoming really concerned about this spiritual enlightenment that she claims she's having.
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The easiest part of your question for me to answer is the cooking part as I do a lot of cooking. I know when I cook I do a lot of tasting as I prepare the meal. Unless the meal is complex that I can just season and push in the oven or under the broiler I have to taste it as I go to get the seasoning right. Mom going vegetarian may not want to taste what she cooks if it is a meat meal.
As for the other changes. I will admit they are rather strange. If they are a complete departure from her norm, meaning she was always a completely neat housekeeper with a spotless kitchen. Then I suggest you talk with her doctor and try and get mom to have a complete physical including a head C/T to look for any brain abnormalities that could be affecting her behavior.
A tumor benign or otherwise, a slow bleed or a blood clot could be responsible for you moms' change in behavior. Has you mom fallen recently and hit her head or been involved in an auto accident? If so make sure to tell her doctor. These are some of the things I can think of that might cause a change in behavior that you are seeing. Just remember though it is not unusual for anyone at any age to find religion.
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