Are all narcissists well off? No. Do all narcissists want others to believe they are? Probably. Narcissists, particularly somatic, flaunt possessions and often spend lavishly. They take pride in any possessions they accumulate, including significant others, “trophy” partners they can flaunt to the rest of the world. These individuals are not separate human beings to […]
Trump Is The New NPD Poster Child
President Donald Trump recently claimed he has been treated more unfairly than any other president in history. Never mind that others have been impeached…or assassinated. He is being bullied. He has been called names. It’s just not fair. It doesn’t get much more narcissistic than that. Narcissists love to make themselves victims, particularly when their […]
Mirroring and Therapeutic Intervention
Let’s review the differences between genuine narcissism and mirroring, particularly with regard to therapeutic intervention. Essentially, there are individuals who are true, to-the-core narcissists and there are those who have been around Narcissistic Personality Disorder for so long they begin to mirror associated behaviors. Those who mirror the traits often simply don’t know how to […]
Are Narcissists Also Sadists?
If you’ve seen the 50 Shades movies and are at all familiar with narcissism, chances are you were instantly able to make a connection between Christian’s character and Narcissistic Personality Disorder. According to the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, NPD is “a severe and pervasive personality style that underlies an individual’s entire approach to others […]
Cognitive Dissonance Imprisons Victims of Narcissistic Abuse
Cognitive dissonance is a mental disorder caused by psychological stress, such as occurs when one is under the wrath of a narcissist. It’s defined as a state of confusion, of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs or attitudes, which stems from long-term emotional abuse. A person displays cognitive dissonance when he becomes so psychologically uncomfortable he […]
Spotting The Man Behind The Mask
Narcissists are egotistical self-ingratiating beings. But, they aren’t self-ingratiating because they are overly confident with themselves. At least not at the core. Narcissists are self-ingratiating because they carry with them a deep-seated internal self-hatred that they desperately hope to conceal to the public. The narcissist is well-aware of this self-hatred and the trauma that has […]