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 develop narcissistic personality traits such as lack of empathy. Since narcissism is not inherited, it makes sense to be worried about turning into a narcissist. In my previous article I said that children raised by narcissistic parents are more likely to become narcissists. Sometimes …
Contrary to what many people believe, narcissists are not difficult to read provided that you know what to look for. Some people think that narcissists only love themselves and are 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 …
Making a narcissist addicted to you will not only make them love you but it will also make them value you more. Narcissists are best known for charming and attracting people to themselves but this does not mean that they can’t be played once you understand how their mind works. You might be thinking that …
To understand well why narcissists are so mean, I would like you to recall the last time someone hurt you. You probably felt angry and wished to see that person suffer and pay for their mistakes, right? You do not only feel emotionally disconnected from the person who has hurt you but you also wish …
Self-esteem is a crucial factor in every person’s mental health. 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 when it’s ruined, the victim becomes easy to control and manipulate. Narcissists …
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Sometimes you might find yourself in a situation where a toxic narcissist constantly seeks to keep you closer to him no matter how hard you try to push him away. In this case, you might feel stuck in the toxic relationship not knowing what to do to make the narcissist discard you and leave you …
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Gaslighting can have really bad psychological effects on the person being gaslighted especially if they didn’t understand the intentions of the narcissist. In order to deal with a gaslighting narcissist correctly, it’s very important to understand their motives and intentions first, which I discussed in the previous post. You can read it first before proceeding …
Gaslighting is a manipulation tactic used by narcissists and other abusers to distort someone’s sense of reality. Gaslighting usually involves the narcissist trying to make the victim doubt his or her own sanity, perception, memory and self-worth. For example, a gaslighting narcissist may pick on his victim for a small mistake she made, then start …
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Narcissistic hoovering is when a narcissist who had previously devalued or discarded someone tries to bring them back by using manipulation tactics such as love bombing. Most often, they do this by being temporarily overly nice in order to attract that person back. Most people who have been devalued or discarded by their narcissistic partner …
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