We live in a society where we have to behave, dress and live according to the norms in order to be considered normal and sane by others. When you do something or behave in a way that some people think is not appropriate, they may call you names like stupid, weirdo, foolish etc. Out of …
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Some people wonder if living with a narcissist can make them adopt narcissistic personality traits like lack of empathy, being self-absorbed, being vindictive etc. After all narcissism is not genetically inherited but it’s developed as a result of going through an unusual life experience. Sometimes it happens that someone searches online for narcissism personality traits …
Contrary to what many people think, narcissists are not difficult to read provided that you know what to look for. Some people assume that narcissists only love themselves and not capable of loving anyone but that’s not 100% true. While it’s true that narcissists love themselves so much, they do feel attraction and love towards …
Making a narcissist addicted to you will not only make them love you but it can also make them value you. Narcissists are famously known for charming and attracting people but this does not mean that they can’t be played once you understand how their mind works. You might be thinking that you must be …
To understand well why narcissists can be so mean, I would like you to recall the last time someone emotionally hurt you. Most probably you felt angry and wished to see the person who hurt you suffer and pay for his mistake. You do not only feel emotionally disconnected from the person who hurt you …
Self-esteem is very important to every person’s psychological well-being. Low self-esteem can make a person shy, feel worthless or even become a narcissist. In my article about narcissists and gaslighting , I said that abusive narcissists usually target their victim’s self-esteem because once it’s ruined, the victim becomes easy to control and manipulate. Narcissists themselves …
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Sometimes you might find yourself in an embarrassing situation where a narcissist you are not interested in, or an abusive one, constantly seeks to keep you closer no matter how you try to push him away. In this case, you might feel bothered at the same time not knowing what to do to keep the …
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Gaslighting can have really bad psychological effects on the person being gaslighted especially if he or she didn’t understand the intentions of the gaslighter. To deal with a gaslighting narcissist or any other gaslighter, it’s important to understand their motives and intentions first, which I discussed in the previous post. You can read it first …
Gaslighting is a method of abuse used by narcissists and other abusers to keep their target psychologically off balance. Gaslighting usually involves the abuser trying to make the victim doubt his or her own sanity, perception, memory and self-worth. The abuser persistently questions the victim’s behaviour, personality and mental attitude till the victim starts to …
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Narcissistic hoovering is when a narcissist who had previously devalued or discarded his partner tries to bring him/her back in his life. Most often they do this by being temporarily overly nice in order to attract their ex back. Most people who had been devalued or discarded by their narcissistic partner get really confused when …
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