Published on The Huffington Post 3/7/17 Narcissism has become a buzzword these days, but for adult children of narcissists (ACoNs) the reality is painfully serious and the health stakes are high. Parents with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) are pathologically self-focused…
Published on The Huffington Post 3/01/2017 If you are a caring compassionate person, it is natural to feel sorry for others who suffer, including the narcissist in your life. If you’re especially empathetic, it is your normal to feel others’…
Published in The Huffington Post 02/27/2017 11:49 p.m. ET. Narcissists are practiced at hiding their true face to the world and initially can be quite charming and skilled at honing in on targets for seduction. But careful observation and an understanding of…
Published in The Huffington Post 2/27/2017 The narcissistic family scapegoat receives the brunt of the narcissist parents’ projected shame, rage, and unhappiness. It is a painful role but not without its own forms of redemption. The Narcissistic Family Scapegoat Narcissistic…
Those of us with the misfortune of having a narcissist in our life, currently or formerly, are intimately familiar with narcissist rage. Here is a real-life damage list of some things raging narcissists have broken or destroyed. (Edited for clarity.)…
As a devotee of the groundbreaking Mary Tyler Moore Show, I was grieved to hear of Moore’s recent death. But at news of her passing, what came to my mind most persistently about her was not her comically lovable role…
Published on The Huffington Post 2/07/2017 5:32 pm ET Parenting is arguably the hardest work one can do in life, even with a loving and compatible partner. Coparenting with a narcissist ex is exponentially more difficult—draining, disorienting, divisive, and at…
Recently I read a self-appointed narcissism expert declare that adult children of narcissists (ACoNs) are doomed to become narcissists themselves. With a bit of research, I learned that the person is a serial enabling partner of narcissists, with bitter baggage….
Narcissists are driven by underlying feelings of vulnerability and shame that they compensate for with self-aggrandizement. Having missed crucial developmental milestones in early childhood, including a secure sense of identity, resilient self-esteem, and an empathetic connection with others, narcissists in…
Like spitting nail guns spinning loose, narcissist parents are hurt machines, creating havoc and damage in the lives of their children. Narcissistic Personality Disorder To understand how and why narcissist parents hurt their kids, one needs to understand narcissistic personality…