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Understanding the Narcissist’s Disrespect, Envy, and Contempt

Published on HuffPost 11/19/17  Partners, children, and anyone else subjected to the narcissist's disrespect find themselves working to figure out… Read More

Why and How Narcissists Play the Shame Game

Being fundamentally ashamed of themselves, people with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) are experts at playing the shame game with those… Read More

The Narcissist’s Caretakers: Caught Hook, Line, and Sinker

Whether partners, children, other relatives, or friends, narcissist's caretakers are sustaining forces who enable narcissistic personalities in their delusions, manipulations,… Read More

Waking Up to Narcissistic Abuse: ‘Our Parents Are the Last People We Can Trust’

Published on HuffPost, 10/20/17, 1:42 a.m. ET. Those of us exposed to trauma know all too well the experience of… Read More

Life in the Fun House: Narcissistic Mirroring and Projection

Life with a narcissist is like being in a fun house without the fun: Narcissistic mirroring and projection meet you… Read More

Big Sissies: How and Why Narcissists Get Worse with Age

Why does it seem that narcissists get worse with age? Aging is hard. Losing our vitality and facing our mortality… Read More

Narcissism 101: A Glossary of Terms for Understanding the Madness

Terminology relating to narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) has been developed by psychologists and therapists over decades of research… Read More

What’s the Difference Between Your Average Jerk and a Narcissist?

Whether on the playground, in the workplace, or on the home front, we all have experience with jerks: insensitive, self-serving… Read More

Your Brain Under the Influence of Narcissistic Parents

Children of narcissistic parents, particularly those targeted as scapegoats, experience brain alterations in response to a relentlessly stressful, changing, and… Read More

Dude, Here’s Why You’re Reading This Article About Narcissism

So, yeah, I know too well why you're reading this right now. Whether or not you like being called "Dude,"… Read More