Narcissist Abuse

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder that frequently co-occurs with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The addition of NPD into the diagnostic picture may complicate the treatment and course of BPD. Narcissistic Personality Disorder NPD is one of 10 personality disorders recognized in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical …

Imagine this scenario: a woman sitting on her bathroom floor, banging her fists onto the ground as she tries to silence her sobs, calm her beating heart and make sense of the breakup. Her heart is broken, her hopes shattered. She has lost the love of her life. The one …

“If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.” – Sadhu Vaswani When you start dating someone, you’re accepting that you’re becoming part of a couple. As that bond …

I have always believed that I am like a magnet for immature, selfish, narcissistic guys. Although I’ve joked about it a thousand times with my friends, this has really been a big issue in my life. It appears that every guy who came into my life had had ulterior motives. …

Have you ever been in love so naively, so strongly, so passionately with someone that you couldn’t believe how lucky you are to have finally found a person who is everything you were looking for? Well, I have. Unluckily, with a narcissist. That narcissist destroyed me. Broke my heart. Sadness was …

If you are involved with someone who feels entitled to constant praise and attention and is selfish when it comes to meeting your needs and taking your feelings into consideration, then you are probably dealing with someone who has a narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). People with narcissistic personality disorder are in love …

In a perfect world, everyone would be matched with their equals. Kind and caring people would be paired with other compassionate souls. Likewise, malicious narcissists would have the misfortune of being with other toxic people. However fair that idea may be, that’s not how life really goes. Opposites attract, and …

For over 3 years, I was stuck in a committed relationship with a narcissist. I was blinded by love and completely controlled by their manipulative power. Because of the terrible, devious things that they did to me, they had me completely in the palm of their hand. They took away …

Whereas empaths are loving, nurturing, and kind, narcissists are self-absorbed, malicious, and completely lacking in remorse. These two personalities are as opposite as opposite could get. Despite that, they’re often intensely attracted to one another. This desire to be together is mainly because of the many faces that a narcissist …

When we end a relationship with a narcissist, we may experience feelings of pain and loss which are the normal things that one experiences after a breakup. We may fool ourselves for a moment thinking that the narcissist feels the same, but all that goes out the window when we …

Narcissists are everywhere around us. However, they are very capable of hiding their identity so that we can’t always see their true colors. Narcissists are exceptional at deceiving others into believing what they want them to believe and it is what makes narcissists so terrifying. A narcissist is a charmer. …

Being in a relationship with a narcissist is challenging and hurtful beyond words. It’s unfair. It’s debilitating. The entire relationship with a narcissistic individual is nothing else than a set-up for you to lose your sense of self. It’s staged on purpose so that you perceive your achievements and successes …

Narcissist’s toxicity and their evil nature are well known to almost every person out there. And while all you want to do is to put them in their place and make them realize their errors, you must be protective of yourself and your sanity. You need to outsmart the narcissist …

Why did she stay? This is often the first question that comes to mind when someone hears of a bad outcome between a victim and her harsh mate. They wonder why did she decide to stay with a person who demonstrated a pattern of unstable, vile behavior. For the outsider, …

Part of being human is feeling that deeply seated need to be loved. Unfortunately, and more often than not, our need to be loved blinds us to the kind of people who come into our lives and we often find ourselves falling into relationships – and love! – with the …

When most people find that their actions have resulted in an undesirable outcome, they tend to rethink their decisions and ask, “What should I have done differently to avoid this outcome?” When narcissists face the same situation, however, their refrain is, “No one could have seen this coming!” In refusing …

Though the term “narcissist” is often used as shorthand for your standard preening, primping, vanity monster — reality stars, Instagram influencers, certain politicians — the actual diagnosis, as it stands in the world of clinical psychology, is considerably more layered, and not uncontroversial. While the DSM IV defined narcissists as necessarily “lacking empathy,” …

A narcissist is not just someone who is vain or self-absorbed. True narcissists cause actual emotional harm to their friends, partners, family members, colleagues and loved ones due to their callous lack of empathy, excessive sense of entitlement and their unwillingness to change their abusive behavior. True narcissists control you, …

Relationships require give and take. They are built on mutual respect, love, trust, and compassion. When you are in a relationship with a narcissist, those components often cease to exist after a short period of time. Narcissistic people are not empathetic. They aren’t willing to hold another up the ladder of …

Narcissism: extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one’s own talents and a craving for admiration, as characterizing a personality type. – Wikipedia Opinions differ on the topic of narcissism. Is it a personality trait? Is it a flaw? Is it inherited? Indeed, the still-enigmatic nature of narcissism evokes many of these questions …

Narcissistic Personality Disorder: A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning in early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts. – American Psychiatric Association “Obsession with everything related to self-importance” is a simple and concise way of defining a narcissist. Indeed, these …

My husband didn’t need to raise his voice or hit me, as his method of violence was the words that could cut through me sharper than a knife ever could, destroying any sense of self-confidence I previously had.” ~ Megan Holgate, Life & Divorce Coach “Can a narcissist fall in …

The signs of narcissism) depends on what kind of narcissist you’re dealing with. The obvious kind, the overt, or the more insidious type, the covert narcissist.” ~ Jasmin Berrera Narcissism or narcissistic personality disorder is “a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a …

If you find yourself wondering if your new love may be an abusive narcissist, these signs can help. Even if you don’t think they are an abusive narcissist, it’s a good idea to read these signs just to be sure. Either way, knowing these signs could help you or someone …