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 […]
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 […]
