If there is someone with narcissistic personality disorder in your life, and especially if they are a family member, their behaviour can have a big impact on you. Other articles here have discussed what narcissism is, how narcissists behave and how...
Are you a highly sensitive person (HSP)? Do you feel others’ and your own pain so deeply, that it almost seems unbearable? Do you often feel overwhelmed with crowds, loud noises or when you feel people are expecting too much from you? Do you...
The early years of our life are so important in how we learn to develop, function and grow as an individual and navigate and learn to relate to others. These formative years help to formulate our learning and to trust in the self and others. Factors...
Why therapy works - know thy selves Very often people seek out therapy because they have a problem they want to fix. They believe they should know what to do about a specific person or situation or be able to ‘cure’ themselves of a...
Emotionally abusive parents are manipulative, cunning and toxic. Brilliant impersonators these narcissistic fakes create a world of "alternative facts". Abused children wear cloaks woven with invisible scars inflicted by the parents’...
A narcissistic personality hides their manipulation under a theatrical mask. The lights go down, the stage is set, scenery pushed into place and the performance begins. Mastering a metaphorical act, entering the shape-shifting scene, a big brave...
Emotional intensity is a form of neurodiversity that is most often misunderstood by our culture. It is characterised by heightened and intense feelings, a constant stream of both positive and negative feelings - pain, distress, despair, fear,...
Triangulating others is used to gain an advantage over a perceived rival by manipulating the rival into conflict with another. Family systems theorist, Dr Murray Bowen, states: "A triangle is a three-person relationship system. It is considered the...
Personality disorders part one: narcissistic, antisocial, histrionic and borderline Our “personalities” are made up of our thoughts, feelings and subsequent moods and behavior. There are several different diagnoses for what are labelled...
What Is narcissism? The origins of the term narcissism come from the Greek myth of Narcissus, a great hunter known for his beauty and disdain for those who loved him. In the story, he is lured to a pool, where he falls in love with his own...
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