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.
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?
I constantly get asked to share the number one thing I’ve learned about men since I became a relationship coach.
Many enter the helping professions due to their empathy for others and a genuine desire to improve their lives. However, no field is exempt from narcissism and fields that grant a certain level of power and authority tend to also attract con artists that are hungry for validation, control, and access to vulnerable populations to manipulate and exploit.
If you’re the daughter or son of a narcissistic father, you likely experienced manipulation and exploitation from an early age.
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.
When the narcissist first love-bombs you, they seem to have all the time in the world to communicate with you. After they’ve “hooked” you, however, their communication patterns shift abruptly in ways that give you emotional whiplash. An expert reveals the eight most common red flag text messages from narcissists and what they really mean.
Men and women can both be narcissists, but women tend to experience specific risks in the dating world. Here are ways they can protect themselves from manipulation, according to a researcher. Narcissists can be male or female.
There were many critics of the psychological thriller movie Don’t Worry Darling (2022) when it first came out, but I personally loved its depiction of how narcissistic cults operate and consider it one of the most horrifying movies ever made…
When survivors have been abused by a narcissist, they can experience a plethora of stress-related symptoms.
Gaslighting is a manipulation tactic that distorts your perceptions and makes you question your reality. It invalidates your experiences, emotions, and thoughts.
Lawyers and mediators share their best tips on how to divorce a narcissist and tackle custody issues with effectiveness.
Dating a high-value and high-quality man is drastically different from dating a narcissist (and narcissists can be male or female).
American Apparel’s brand image was built on the premise that it was the ethical, sweatshop-free fast-fashion brand. Grungy basics made in Los Angeles, sold with millennial hipster street cred and a sense of cheeky irreverence.
When a man or woman suffers from a condition named Narcissistic Personality Disorder, they display patterns of deviant or abnormal behavior that are so terrible, that they create carnage on those people who are unfortunate enough to have a close relationship…
After nearly 40 years, you’d think we’d know everything there is to know about John Hughes’ classic detention movie, The Breakfast Club. The plot seems so simple.
