Narcissism does not only exist on a spectrum but also in types. While there is mild to severe narcissism, there is also pathological and healthy narcissism. Before you know what makes some narcissists pathological and others healthy, let me first briefly define both of them. Pathological narcissists are the mentally ill type of narcissists. Most …
How do narcissists feel when you move on? Do narcissists care if you move on? Before I answer those questions, it’s important to know how narcissists think. A narcissist’s self-esteem and happiness greatly depend on the position they think they hold in other people’s mind. Of course all people care about other people’s opinion to …
Sometimes, when I’m doing relationship counselling to people who are dealing with a narcissist, I get asked questions such as; how to make a narcissist miserable. It’s completely normal to feel a desire for revenge after going through emotional abuse and betrayal. Anger is also a normal stage that most people go through when a …
Most often, a relationship with a narcissist goes through idealisation, devaluation, and ends with a discard. Although a discard does not always mean the end of the relationship. A narcissist can idealise, devalue, and discard their partner several times with no intention of ending the relationship. This means that you can still get a narcissist …
Do narcissists become more narcissistic as they age? Do they become more abusive and mean as they age? Does narcissism get worse with age? To answer these questions well, let me first give you a short life story of a certain ageing narcissist, let’s call him Robert. When Robert was still young, he was so …
Do narcissists feel bad when you move on? Do narcissists like to keep their exes interested in them? How exactly does a narcissist feel when they realize that you have moved on? Before I answer these questions, let me explain how you unintentionally reward a narcissist when you don’t move on. When a narcissist realizes …
I don’t like how some authors describe narcissists as insensitive human beings incapable of feeling some emotions such as guilt and remorse. While that description is correct to some extent, it only gives half truth about narcissists and guilt. That makes it harder for people to understand the narcissist they are dealing with correctly. One …
Narcissists usually have a deep need to be better than everyone else. This makes them likely to become jealous of anyone they perceive as better than them in any possible way. Surprisingly, you don’t have to be better in a real sense for you to trigger their jealousy. As long as you have any advantage …
Most people wish to change the narcissist they live with but no matter how hard they try or what method they use, they find that it’s almost impossible to help a narcissist change. Of course it’s difficult to change a narcissist who is not willing to. It becomes even harder when this narcissist is convinced …
Sometimes a relationship with a narcissist can be frustrating because no matter what you do they seem unsatisfied. Knowing what narcissists want in a relationship is a crucial step in making a relationship with them work. Every person has his own psychological needs that must be satisfied by his partner for the relationship to be …