The following letter was written by Alicia to her family therapist, Craig. Alicia and her husband David and their three children sought help from Craig for 14 years and spent an estimated $40,000 for his services over that time. David…
First published in Psychology Today April 30, 2020 Children of narcissists endure profound ongoing neglect and abuse that result in disrupted attachment, insecure identity formation, unstable self-esteem, and complex traumatic stress. Adding to the trauma, such children are usually told in myriad ways…
The elegance of an emergency is the clarity of purpose it presents. As the coronavirus pandemic gains momentum, cooperation is our best hope of mitigating mass-scale disaster. Yet Donald Trump’s narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) means he is incapable of realistic…
The Narcissist Family Files is an award-winning international resource for survivors of narcissistic trauma, founded by journalist and author of The Narcissist in Your Life Julie L. Hall. Julie’s original blog Narcissist Family Files contains articles on narcissistic family systems…
Why does it seem that narcissists get worse with age? Aging is hard. Losing our vitality and facing our mortality can be scary and painful. But we discover upsides, like reaping the fruits of our personal and professional labors, recognizing…
Terminology relating to narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) has been developed by psychologists and therapists over decades of research as well as by survivors of narcissistic abuse seeking a vocabulary to understand and talk about their experience. This list…
Published on HuffPost July 23, 2017, at 1:46 pm ET People with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) are exceptionally skilled abusers with a kind of algorithm that makes their abuse particularly destructive. The NPD Equation unstable identity + lack of self-esteem…
Published on The Huffington Post 3/14/2017 7:56 p.m. ET. Perhaps you have known for a while that your partner is narcissistic, or perhaps you are just waking up to this reality. If this is new to you, read everything you can…
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…
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…