It is very important to take care of yourself after you’ve been victimized by abuse. Narcissists, along with the other Cluster B personality disorders (borderlines, antisocials and histrionics) and combination disorders, such as psychopathy and sociopathy, are notorious for projecting their faults onto their victims. By doing so, it releases them from holding onto the […]
The Role of a Traumatic Childhood in Pathological Narcissism
Have narcissists been traumatized more so than others in their childhood? Or, are they just especially sensitive to trauma? What causes some to move past the trauma while others seem to remain stuck indefinitely? There are all kinds of different things that can happen to us as children which induce trauma. Abuse, neglect, having a […]
A Next Generation of Narcissists? Not If We Can Help It
It’s fairly common nowadays to hear “We live in a ‘me’ world.” Western society’s egocentric, I’ll help myself, thank you very much, mentality is flourishing now more than ever, especially with the interconnectedness of the internet and the media’s insatiable desire to portray the leader of the free world as a pathological narcissist. Has this […]
“I Hate This Day”: Important Life Advice from a Preschooler
Some days I listen to my preschooler and swear he is a reincarnated old soul. The things he says just stick with me. They make me really think, cause me to stop for a moment in the busy day-to-day of this life and actually reconsider some my own worldviews. There is something about reverting to […]
The Twisted Game the Narcissist Plays
The term “narcissistic abuse” was originally developed to define the emotional abuse of a child living with the wrath of a narcissistic parent. In this scenario, the parent requires the child to give up his or her own wants and emotional well-being early on in order to satisfy the wants and needs of the parent. […]
The Narcissist’s Pursuit of (False) Happiness
Pathological narcissism is derived from deep-seated shame. While there are hereditary factors, much of the sociopath behavior displayed by this behavioral disorder is propelled to the surface due to negative circumstances, particularly trauma. Once the chaos has subsided, the emotions felt are vanished into the recesses of the narcissist’s mind with the hope that they […]