Narcissists attract you with their charm and flattery. I needed love. But your partner didn’t give it. Now you are suffering, whether you are inside or outside. You feel the confusion and hurt of being involved in a narcissistic relationship.…
If you are in a relationship with someone who has narcissistic tendencies, you know that leaving a narcissist is an especially difficult decision to make. This decision may have little to do with your feelings for your partner, and more…
How can you love a narcissist without losing yourself? Is it really possible to have a successful narcissistic relationship? You may wonder if there is any hope for a relationship with someone with narcissistic personality disorder. As an empath, you…
Do you feel uncomfortable about your relationship, but can’t figure out why? At first, your partner showers you with attention and affection. But now, that’s gone, and it feels hard to describe. user? Criticize? No longer free to be yourself?…
What I’m about to say is not something I’m going to say or admit (to you), because to do so would end the winner-take-all game that is the main source of joy in life – and which actually keeps you…
Would you be able to recognize the signs that you are dating a narcissist, or do you just suspect that something is not “quite right” in your relationship? Regardless of your understanding of narcissism in relationships, if you think you…
Society assumes that everyone has a conscience and the ability to empathize. Unfortunately, that’s not the case — in fact, it’s estimated that one in 25 people in the United States is a sociopath, according to Harvard psychologist Martha Stout.…
A narcissist is usually very charming and highly intelligent, which makes it difficult to detect narcissistic mind games. Narcissists promise you the sun, moon, and stars. They know how to push your buttons in such a way that they “trap…
In a memoir essay I wrote about my disturbing relationship with my narcissistic father, I explained how his neglect, sadistic taunts, objectification, and abandonment nearly destroyed me. The proverbial silver lining that I was groomed throughout my childhood to absorb…
Recently, an increasing number of books, articles, blogs, YouTube videos, and social networking sites have focused on narcissistic victim syndrome. As with most newly recognized and understood psychological or relational phenomena, descriptive and diagnostic data must be developed so that…
