What can you do if your elderly mother wants constant attention? Maybe you’re willing and able to provide the care you need, but your partner feels resentful? Maybe you didn’t have the best relationship with your mother growing up, and…
Is moving away from an elderly parent the right choice? How do you deal with feelings of guilt or abandonment? Should walking away be an option? Do children owe a debt of gratitude to their parents that they must repay…
Psychologists agree that most adult behaviors are linked to childhood experiences. While many of us have been fortunate enough to enjoy happy, nurturing parents, others have not. Being neglected or abused in childhood can lead to harmful effects on adults.…
What’s the difference between normal teenage behaviors and signs of a toxic daughter? Visualize the scene. It’s 2 a.m., and your 15-year-old daughter walks through the door, drunk and high. You are worried out of your mind. You try to…
If you live with a narcissistic pervert, your life is complicated. You have tried many times to break this narcissistic relationship and you know that it is very difficult. Just when you think you’re finally ready and determined to leave,…
As an author who writes for survivors of abuse, I’ve connected with thousands of people who have been affected by malignant narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths as partners, friends, family members, co-workers, or even bosses. Throughout my work, I have noticed…
Narcissists, sociopaths, and psychopaths can inflict long-term damage on their victims. Their emotional and verbal abuse, coupled with their cruel and persistent attempts at sabotage, can drive their victims to self-destruction and suicide. For part one of this series, here…
Recovering from narcissistic abuse can be difficult and stressful. Although it may take time, recovery is possible through some of these methods. Narcissistic abuse is psychological and emotional abuse associated with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). People with BPD may display…
Imagine this: your entire reality has been distorted and distorted. You have been mercilessly violated, manipulated, lied to, ridiculed, belittled and led into believing that you are imagining things. The person you thought you knew and the life you built…
Do people with narcissism cry? Narcissists are often called the “bad guy,” but that doesn’t mean they don’t have feelings. It can be easy to think that narcissists don’t show their emotions or feelings. After all, why would they display…
