Shahida Arabi
Graduate of Columbia and Harvard
Bestselling Author
Published Researcher
Shahida Arabi is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard University. She is a published researcher on narcissism and the bestselling author of Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare: How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself, featured as a #1 Amazon Bestseller for 16 consecutive months after its release, and Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse, featured as a #1 Amazon Bestseller in Applied Psychology. Her latest book, The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People, is available in all major bookstores and has been translated into 16 languages.
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Table of Contents
Articles by
Shahida
Arabi
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18 Best Mind Games and Gaslighting Movies On Netflix
Audiences enjoy and feel validated by “mind game movies” – where the narcissistic or toxic characters play mind games with a victim thus revealing the impact of gaslighting or the movie itself plays mind games with the viewer, making them…
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10 TV Shows About Narcissists and Psychopaths That Will Leave You Breathless
Some television series capture narcissism and psychopathy so well they leave us breathlessly captivated – revealing the ruthless pursuit of power at all costs, predators who are wolves in sheep’s clothing, and cunning manipulators who hide behind masks.
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Why Narcissists Pretend Their Victims Are “Obsessed” With Them
Have you ever met someone who assumed everyone had a crush on them regardless of the lack of evidence suggesting this? Your occasional smile is seen as an inevitable sign you’re falling in love with them. Your ability to respond to them the same way you do to everyone else is deemed a deep-seated infatuation…
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Netflix’s ‘Damsel’ Is A Twisted Fairy Tale of Toxic Romance and Marriage Gone Wrong
“There are many stories of chivalry where a heroic knight saves the damsel in distress. This is not one of them.” So starts the twisted fairy tale of Damsel, the trending movie on Netflix that offers a new vision of “fairy tales gone wrong.” Featuring Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown as soon-to-be princess Elodie, this dark…
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People Who Seem “Humble” But Are Actually Narcissists Display These 6 Subtle Behaviors
Are they truly humble or is it all for show? An expert reveals the six red flags they’re not actually humble – they’re a narcissist.
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3 Gaslighting Mind Games Narcissists Play in Dating, According to An Expert
Is your dating or relationship partner a narcissist who is gaslighting you? Here are three ways to tell, according to an expert.
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5 Lifetime Movies About Narcissists (With The Biggest Plot Twists)
There are certain lifetime movies that do a great job of highlighting the character traits, motives, and behaviors of narcissistic people in relationships, and resonate with people who’ve been in toxic relationships. Here are the top five Lifetime movies available to stream on Amazon prime about narcissists that will give you chills and validation and…
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If You Notice These 3 Subtle Signs, You May Be Dating A Narcissistic Pathological Liar
Are you dating a narcissistic or psychopathic pathological liar? Here are three ways to find out, according to a researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy.
Books/Links
Psychology of Narcissism Podcast
Real love and compassion aren’t about forgiving and forgetting your way through numerous transgressions, violations or betrayals. The most compassionate thing you can do for a toxic person is to hold them accountable for changing their harmful behaviors – and the most compassionate thing you can do for yourself is letting them go if they do not.”
— Shahida Arabi, Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse