It wasn’t easy. Dealing with a narcissist in your life is tough. But when that person happens to be your mother, things can get real bad, real fast. I have a friend (and yes, it’s actually a friend and not me) who’s been dealing with her mother’s narcissistic ways her whole life. And unfortunately, it took her until she was halfway […]
No matter what we call ourselves, it’s true that we are the narcissist’s easy prey. I’ve always known I experience other people’s feelings differently. I pick up on nonverbal cues most people miss, and when I walk into a room I often feel assaulted by the intensity of other people’s emotions. For years, I would’ve […]
I don’t know Trump personally, but I do know firsthand the damage caused by a controlling, misogynistic, manipulative, racist gaslighter. Content note: abuse By now, most Americans are aware of the unnerving reality that Donald Trump may be the next President of the United States. Trump is known for his unbridled bluster, and his discriminatory […]
Is there any better symbol of what’s gone wrong in mainstream American culture than the success of Donald Trump? For the most part I’ve chosen to ignore the day-to-day coverage of this election, to spare myself the pain and frustration of rubbernecking our train wreck democracy. When I do tune in however, I’m always disappointed […]
People with narcissistic personality disorder often present themselves as intricate puzzles for you to solve, and just when you think you have the pieces in place, they shift abruptly. “As the only person in the world to yourself, you cannot be generous because anything you give is a loss, not a gain.” – Telaina Eriksen […]
Love and human connection, no matter how frightening, are the only things that can break you out of the house of mirrors that narcissists live in every day. “I just can’t stand it—her out there thinking about me like that,” said the guy across the table from me. He was talking about a woman back […]
As a mother, I try to do the right thing, and often I succeed. But sometimes I fail in ways that are hard for me to recognize. According to an article in the Washington Post, a recent study shows that parents who reinforce ideas of superiority and entitlement during the developmental stage between ages 7 and 11 […]
This originally appeared on The Daily Life. Republished here with permission. Can you ‘heal’ too much? A friend just went through a breakdown, brought on by 15 years in the corporate world. Physically and mentally burnt out, she turned to various different healing therapies to recover. Gestalt therapy, an Ayurvedic diet overhaul, then a celiac […]
