Sara E. Teller

  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 […]

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 […]

Battered women’s syndrome (BWS) is closely associated with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other psychological disorders, although these are separate diagnoses which all can manifest as a result of narcissistic abuse. BWS specifically develops in victims of long-term domestic violence.  The victim will re-experience the abuse mentally over and over again, will avoid certain […]

We know that the narcissist will project her faults onto us in order to not carry their burden.  This is specifically termed narcissistic projection.  In doing so, that person usually effectively achieves what he or she has set out to do.  We begin to own the faults of this person in addition to those we […]

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a recognized mental disorder.  Overall, the pathological disorder afflicts only a small percentage of the population, but those affected by individuals with NPD can suffer from extreme anxiousness, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  It is easy to become initially enthralled by a narcissist, who will come across, especially to […]