Is your partner trying to make you jealous – on purpose? Studies show that narcissists and psychopaths provoke jealousy on purpose. Here are six mind games they can play while doing so, according to a researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy.
There are six things people with empathy would never do in relationships – but narcissists do often.
We often hear people talking about “daddy issues” in women but not much has been said about men with mommy issues.
Narcissistic personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by traits such as a lack of empathy, self-centeredness, an excessive sense of entitlement, pathological envy, and exploitation of others. According to researchers, there are two distinct subtypes of narcissism.
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It’s been long said that narcissists love creating love triangles and provoking jealousy in their partners – thousands of partners of narcissistic and psychopathic individuals have shared their experiences on this phenomenon.
Emotionally mature people don’t do these three things in relationships, but narcissists do.
Psychopathic individuals can take manipulation to a whole new level. Like narcissistic individuals, they lack empathy – but a key part of psychopathy is that they also lack remorse for their actions and lack a conscience.
Sometimes it’s time to break up with a partner who is mistreating you. Here are the three signs you need to do so immediately. There’s a presence of any kind of verbal or emotional abuse.
Is it love? Or is it manipulation and mind games? Here are five signs your partner may be playing twisted psychological games to keep you focused on them and to have more power and control over you.
Full-fledged psychopathy is rare, but researchers estimate that around 30% of the general population has some degree of psychopathic traits.
In Demi Lovato’s directorial debut Child Star, the singer interviews six other former child stars–Drew Barrymore, Alyson Stoner, Kenan Thompson, JoJo Siwa, Christina Ricci, and Raven-Symoné–about their experiences growing up in the spotlight.
Bad relationships happen to the best of us. We don’t mean to get into these toxic situations, it’s just hard to see beyond the blinding lights of lust and what we mistake as love.
There are four types of people narcissists and psychopaths fear – are you one of them?
Chess is a game that is all about strategy, and one can’t help but notice that many of the same manipulation tactics narcissists play is all about strategy and mirrors some of the same strategies used in chess. Here are four psychologically manipulative tactics narcissistic people use in dating and relationships that can be compared to “mental chess,” that empathic people never engage in, according to a researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy.
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 – it can’t be the fact that you’re just a generally friendly person of course. You merely existing is you trying to “seduce” them. At least that is what the narcissist claims, even when they’re the ones who have been spending time and energy tracking your every move. Projection, much?
For every sincere, realistic depiction of love on screen, there’s a beloved rom-com hero who embodies chaotic evil. We’re not talking light stalking, either; there’s enough of that in rom-coms.
Are they just emotionally unavailable – or are they a full-fledged narcissist? Here are the four red flags to watch out for.