Interesting, but I would have assumed these kinds of exercises were already common when a therapist is engaging in sessions with a narcissist?

From my experiences, whatever compassion I am shown by the person in my life, who I believe struggles with NPD, it is always self-serving. This tiny write up doesn't seem to address this aspect.

The core wound of the person I have to deal with seems to be related to feelings of self worth. At times when I took these interactions as genuine change it always came back to bite me.

Currently I'm experiencing a different side of this person's compassion. It's odd, I don't trust it. However I truly do hope they're on the path to fixing themselves. Everything I've read and been told by experts is that it is extremely difficult to get narcissists to change.