Before you can learn how to disarm a narcissist, you must be able to recognize when you are dealing with a narcissist. I didn’t realize I was in a relationship with a narcissist until I divorced him. Before our marriage…
The popularity of using personality disorder names as buzzwords for “bad guys” (or “bad guys”) has been rising steadily for a long time, and not without reason. The six personality disorders currently recognized by the psychiatric community – narcissistic personality…
Everyone exhibits narcissistic traits, but the word “narcissistic” is often used to refer to personality traits that turn out to be unfavorable. Only 1 in 200 people are diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder, 75% of whom are men. People with…
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) can only be diagnosed by a mental health professional, but there are clear signs. The short version is that the narcissist: Believes he/she is superiorExpect admiration and attention (while offering little or nothing at all)Arrogant and…
At the end of an emotionally abusive relationship, a breakup or divorce is unlikely to go quickly and smoothly, and as the nightmare unfolds, you may find yourself shocked that although your mental health has always been strong, you are…
Ever since I was a child, I have wanted to do two things to make my living: write and make art. Some might look at this and think these desires spring from aptitudes or lofty aspirations. But, for me, their…
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is characterized as a mental health condition in which individuals with this disorder have an unreasonably high or exaggerated sense of their own importance. People with this disorder may come across as boastful, pretend to be…
Until she became disabled, my mother didn’t believe in family or want anything to do with anyone she was related to. Now that she needs us, she softens her anti-family stance and tells never-before-heard stories about how she breastfed her…
Dealing with a narcissist is difficult, to say the least. Ending a relationship with a narcissist is never easy. You take away their control. As someone who gained his power and security from being manipulated by you, he will now…
Untreated narcissism is a scourge on the world. When narcissists aren’t trying to trick you with fake charm and lies to get something of value out of you (only to dispose of you like garbage later), they’re busy plotting how…
