What do narcissists do when they’re alone? Emotionally, narcissists are constantly walking a tightrope, trying to balance their shaky self-esteem. What makes them feel more stable is getting a lot of external validation, and what makes them lose their sense of stability is any perceived criticism. For this reason, narcissists have a very hard time…
Today’s article is part two of the strange and selfish texting habits of narcissists, mostly in the context of a romantic relationship, but some of these toxic texting habits can happen in other types of relationships as well. Also, please note that if you engage in some of these habits, it doesn’t necessarily mean you…
What do narcissists do when they’re alone? Emotionally, narcissists are constantly walking a tightrope, trying to balance their shaky self-esteem. What makes them feel more stable is getting a lot of external validation, and what makes them lose their sense of stability is any perceived criticism. For this reason, narcissists have a very hard time…
Narcissists will do whatever it takes to maintain control over their sources of supply at all times. They are grooming new sources, hoovering old sources, and of course, messing with the minds of their current sources of supply. Nowadays, a lot of the narcissist’s manipulations are done by text. Today we are talking about seven…
Just because a narcissist does not struggle and suffer the way you do, and just because they jump into another relationship right after leaving you, does not automatically or necessarily mean they win. They lose at the end of it all, and they lose in the worst way possible. How? Let’s find out in today’s…
In the vast spectrum of human behavior, few traits pose as stark a contradiction to the nurturing demands of parenthood as narcissism. The essence of a narcissist’s interaction with the world is fundamentally at odds with the selfless, empathetic, and boundlessly patient nature of effective parenting. If there’s one assertion I can make with unwavering…
If there is anyone a narcissist is loyal to, it is their own family—the family of their origin, the family they come from. They choose that family over their spouses, their children, basically anybody. Their compliance is cult-like; it seems like they’re part of this group, like they have signed a pact. No matter what…
Here is a little secret about narcissists that a lot of people will disagree with: they never truly forget you. They may pretend to have moved on with another source of supply, they may pretend to be all happy without you, but you are the last thing they think about before going to sleep, and…
If narcissists are easily bored, if they need different sources of supply, if they chase and seek novelty, why do some of them stay in long-term relationships or marriages that last 10 years or more? What’s going on? Are they driven by the guilt of abusing their partner, telling them, “Okay, now that you have…
I always say, your gut is your second brain. It picks up on the information that your conscious brain cannot. When you are with a narcissist, your body starts showing you signs that do not make sense. It tries to communicate with you the reality you are not able to perceive consciously. It tries to…