Confident, charismatic, and extremely charming, few people can compete with a narcissist when it comes to making a great first impression. Some can see through the mask and some cannot. The latter will learn the hard way. More than just someone who likes to look in…
Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a tough diagnosis for even seasoned mental health professionals to make yet most women dating today will tell you that at some point they’ve felt a magnetic attraction to one or several men they would…
Dealing with a narcissist can be particularly stressful, confusing, and confusing. This is because they are good at making the other person unsure of their reality. When we are confused by something someone in our life is doing, or seeking to understand it better,…
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 sister through a terminal…
In an issue of the journal Personality and Individual Differences, a study was published that confirms what we’ve all suspected: Internet trolls are terrible people. Let’s start by setting our definitions straight. They are both similar, but they have their differences. An online troll is someone…
Most couples describe a healthy, loving relationship as a give-and-take relationship. Sometimes, one person needs attention, support, and love from the other in a one-sided way. Then, at some point in the future, the tables may turn, with both people accepting…
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) lists the same nine criteria for narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) as the previous edition, published 19 years earlier, did. So these ancient diagnostic scales are now quite familiar, not…
You may already be in a relationship with someone with narcissistic personality disorder, or you may want to know how to deal with this in a new relationship. Either way, it’s good to have an idea of how to recognize it. How…
Untreated narcissism is a scourge on the world. When narcissists aren’t trying to trick you with fake charm and lie to get something of value out of you (only to dispose of you like trash later), they’re busy plotting how to become rulers of…
Growing up in a family with siblings can be a lot of fun. When you have siblings, you are never alone, you will always have someone to play with, share things with, and talk to. However, when your toxic sibling is…
