As a psychodynamic therapist, you are having a difficult time with someone who is showing features of narcissistic personality disorder. This is because, in your terms, the person is more accurately portraying:

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Distortion refers to the psychodynamic defense mechanism by which a person presents an alternate reality that they are a part of and are clearly more comfortable with than one in which they experience pain, denial, and refusal. In alternatively created realities, clients are able to experience a different sense of equilibrium, even if not present to others.

As a Psychodynamic Therapist, You Are Having a Difficult Time