Shahida Arabi
Shahida is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University. She is a published researcher and author of Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse and Breaking Trauma Bonds with Narcissists and Psychopaths. Her books have been translated into 16+ languages all over the world. Her work has been featured on Salon, HuffPost, Inc., Bustle, Psychology Today, Healthline, VICE, NYDaily News and more. For more inspiration and insight on manipulation and red flags, follow her on Instagram here.
3 Love Lessons The TV Show “Imposters” Taught Us About Sociopathic Manipulators and Con Artists
Here’s what we learned about sociopathic manipulators in love from the TV show Imposters.
11 Best Movies and TV Shows About Female Narcissists and Psychopaths
The top movies and tv shows about female narcissists and psychopaths that will validate and thrill you.
3 Dating Mind Games Narcissists and Psychopaths Play To Create Competition and Devalue You In Love
Narcissists play these three dating mind games to create competition and make you jealous.
People With Empathy Never Do These 6 Things in Relationships (But Narcissists Do)
There are six things people with empathy would never do in relationships – but narcissists do often.
The Worst Narcissists of Sex and the City
These are the worst narcissistic characters of Sex and the City.
Dark Matter Is The Sci Fi Thriller Series About Parallel Realities You’ve Been Waiting For
The upcoming series Dark Matter is not your typical sci fi thriller—and it will leave you questioning your very existence and the nature of reality.
4 Red Flags They’re Not Just Emotionally Unavailable – They’re A Narcissist
Are they just emotionally unavailable – or are they a full-fledged narcissist? Here are the four red flags to watch out for.
3 Wild Life Lessons I Learned Traveling and Living in Paris, Berlin, and London On My Own At Age 19
What happens when a 19-year-old is thrust into Germany, France, and London on her own? Chaos and magic ensues.
People Who Seem Empathic But Are Actually Narcissistic Display These 3 Subtle Behaviors
Are they empathic? Or are they sadistic and manipulative? A researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy shares the red flags you are dealing with someone who seems empathic, but is actually narcissistic.
10 Best Revenge Movies About Narcissists and Psychopaths (Where the Victims Win)
Sometimes the victims of narcissistic and psychopathic predators fight back – and win. Here are the top ten revenge movies you should watch if you’re interested in characters who get justice on their own terms.
4 Mind Games Psychopaths Play To Torment You – And How To Beat Them
The four mind games psychopaths play to torment their victims – and how to beat them.
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…
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.
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 – 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?
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 fantasy survival thriller offers a subversion of the fairy tales trope, positioning the damsel in distress as her own knight in shining armor. Like most marriages, the movie begins with a proposal – but this is one with unforeseen and deadly sacrifices.
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.
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.
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 have big plot twists.