Narcissism is the talk of the town these days, but this pathological and socially toxic condition remains widely misunderstood. The true narcissist has a personality disorder that causes complex and insidious misery to him-/herself and to those around him/her. The…
Published on The Huffington Post on 4/16/2017 You’ve figured out that one or more of your parents are narcissists. They may be hardcore, with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), they may have narcissistic traits, or they may be a complex collection…
The last few decades have delivered some knock-out performances of narcissist mothers in both film and television. Absurdly funny, selfish, grandiose, scheming, cruel, violent, or a bedeviling mix of all of the above, you’ve got to hand it to the…
Published on The Huffington Post 3/28/2017 at 9:36 p.m. ET. Narcissists have an extensive arsenal of weapons to shield and bolster themselves against their underlying shame and insecurity. Always attempting to control the narrative, narcissists go to what for most…
Although narcissists would never admit it, they are by nature dependent on other people for their emotional survival. If they were loners, many lives would be spared immeasurable misery. But the narcissist actively, persistently pursues others to obtain “narcissistic supply,”…
It seems like everybody is talking about narcissism these days. Does social media breed it? Are we raising a generation of overpraised narcissistic kids? Is your boss, your new flirtation, or your president one? Questions and theories abound. But if…
Welcome to my narcissism advice column: Today’s reader has a narcissistic ex and a narcissist boss. Question Dear Julie: I am a survivor of two narcissists who were in my life pretty much at the same time: a narcissistic ex-fiancee…
Your entangled relationship with a narcissist is littered with lies, broken promises, shame, guilt, blind alleys, and perhaps even moral and legal obstacles. You’ve thought about leaving so many times, you feel like an emotionally shattered soldier fighting to survive,…
Published on The Huffington Post 3/16/17 9:38 p.m. ET. It’s not nice to call names. But when it comes to narcissists, calling them out is really a matter of survival for those dealing with their abuse, as well as for…
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…