Abusive relationships take a toll on the mind and body. Narcissistic and psychopathic partners can engage in calculated manipulation methods to diminish their partners and their self-image.
To you, dangerous people feel like home. You “thrive” in fantasy relationships because you feel safe with people you know you have no future with. You fear abandonment yet abandon yourself.
If you want to save yourself from life-altering dating mistakes, learn these red flags about narcissists and how they prey on you, especially at a young age.
Dealing with a holiday Grinch this Christmas? Here are six ways narcissists manipulate you during this time, according to an expert. Watch out for the red flags to protect yourself this holiday season.
The same innocent phrases and claims used in everyday language by empathic people can also be used in manipulative ways by narcissistic individuals to gaslight their victims. Although theoretically these phrases can be said by anyone to manipulate, it’s common for narcissistic and psychopathic individuals to misuse these common phrases to maintain control over their relationships.
If you’re the daughter or son of a narcissistic father, you likely experienced manipulation and exploitation from an early age.
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 have big plot twists.
Full-fledged psychopaths are said to be rare, but researchers estimate that 30% of the general population has some level of psychopathic traits. Would you know if you were being love-bombed by one?