People often think having ADHD is just being distracted, scatterbrained, forgetting your keys, phone, deadlines, losing things, or always being late and never letting someone else finish a sentence. But if you know an ADHDer, you know this late, scattered person is often funny, whip-smart, creative, and generous, and may even have a track record…
Narcissists and the truth go together kind of like oil and water, and nothing is really off-limits. If you’ve been with a narcissist, you know this. But there are some common lies that all narcissists tell, and we are going to cover those in today’s article. Number one is ‘You can be vulnerable with me.’…
When a narcissist realizes that you are fully onto them, there is not much left for them to do, as it no longer benefits them to play the nice card. It becomes clear that you do not care enough for them to play the victim card. Basically, there is now no emotional connection they can…
They lie all the time; why wouldn’t they lie to themselves Have you ever talked with a narcissist about narcissistic people? It feels like being on a game show where the goal is to get your partner to say or do something. A narcissist rarely admits they’re a narcissist and instead will dance around the…
What narcissists do when they think you’re too tough to control, manipulate, and dominate can be shocking and hurtful, but also very predictable. Knowing what narcissists do in response to your strength, courage, and personal power can give you an unfair advantage when dealing with someone who lands on the spectrum of destructive narcissism. With…
Narcissists are very selfish people; they view others as objects to be used rather than as individuals who also have their own feelings and needs. This is why narcissists do not see others as individuals who matter but rather as a means to an end. Therefore, they use people to gain power, status, or validation,…
You probably think I’ve lost it. I mean, how could answering a simple text message ruin your life? You’re probably thinking you can handle the heat. In fact, you might even kind of enjoy it when the narcissist texts you saying they miss you and then, you just ignore them. It feels like sweet revenge. Here…
Regardless of whether the narcissist rejected you or you you left the narcissist, it’s only a matter of time before reality catches up with the narcissist. The narcissist begins to realize where what he has done has led him. The narcissist begins to realize that his behavior is causing problems. When you were with a…
Narcissists play many roles throughout their life. Today, I want to focus on the Covert Narcissist, and to make it more concise, there are three main roles: the public role, the private role, and the personal role. If you have lived or still live with a Covert Narcissist, you may be familiar with all three….
Anyone who has ever been in a relationship with a malignant narcissist or otherwise manipulative, toxic person is well acquainted with how they use language differently. The phrases that most people use in everyday conversations bear a far different meaning in the context of an abusive relationship with a narcissist. As Carrie Barron M.D. notes,…