Shahida Arabi

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.

Dangerous people feel like home.

The release of Jennifer Lopez’s This Is Me Now…A Love Story on Amazon Prime has received glowing reviews from long-time JLo fans as well as skeptics who were pleasantly surprised to experience a cinematic marvel.

The eight red flags of the narcissistic mother.  

Are they a healthy partner and “soulmate,” or a narcissistic manipulator? Here’s five signs that will tell you whether you’ve really met a healthy partner or an imposter, according to an expert.

Full-fledged psychopathy is rare, but researchers estimate that around 30% of the general population has some degree of psychopathic traits.

From Wall Street to the boardroom to the ruthless arena of emotionally abusive romantic relationships, narcissistic and psychopathic individuals employ certain dark “negotiation” tactics without remorse, empathy, or conscience to pull the wool over the eyes of their victims and…

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.

Pretending to be innocent when called out on repeatedly harmful behavior – and continuing that behavior, regardless of how many times you express those boundaries.

How is that narcissists and psychopaths can love bomb their partners so heavily, only to suddenly withdraw, devalue, or attempt to “replace” one person with another? Why do you feel like the narcissist no longer “sees” you or that you cease to exist when you challenge the narcissist’s ego by standing up for yourself? Psychologists have a surprising answer to these questions.

If you experienced this five behaviors in childhood, you may have had a narcissistic parent.

When we think of the difference between genuine kindness and the social veneer of “niceness,” it would be wise to remember the difference between words and actions, charisma and character, patterns and persuasion.

The pick-up artist aims to seduce and date people who they consider to be out of their league or resistant to their advances.

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…

An expert reveals the four red flags you’re dating a covert narcissist.

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.

From the newly released prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes to The Mockingjay, both the Hunger Games movies and books have captivated modern audiences who often recognize chilling parallels between Suzanne Collins’ dystopian world to real life events. Panem may be a fictional world, but it grants us devastating insights into the ways love, revolution, resistance, and war play out in real life. In the books, Snow’s love is not about genuine care or empathy – as for most narcissistic or psychopathic people, it is about loyalty, ownership, and possession.

Many ask, “Why do I keep attracting narcissists and psychopaths?” There is usually nothing wrong with you – in fact, in many cases, there’s a lot right with you.