How many times a day do you check Facebook? How does it affect your day if no one notices or responds to your latest “enhanced” selfie? Did your last dinner plate posting garner enough likes? and the last time you posted a sad face did you get enough people responding “Are you OK hun ? […] Read more »
Understanding and Handling the 4 Types of Narcissism
A study conducted showed 1 in 16 Americans suffers from a narcissistic personality disorder. It can be difficult to identify who has a narcissistic trait and who suffers from a disorder. If you spot the signs, the best thing you can do is distance yourself. In this article, we’ll break down 4 common types of […] Read more »
Narcissism and Ageing
It has always worried me what some ageing celebs do to their faces. For those of us on the outside of the glitzy, appearance-is-all bubble it is all too easy to see that plastic surgery of any kind never enhances a face, fillers often overfill, Botox robs a face of expression and dermal peels just […] Read more »
Narcissism and BDSM – Fifty Shades of Something
Disclaimer: Warning contains references to rape which some readers may find distressing. Thanks to the success of the 50 shades books and films a form of BDSM has come out of the closet so to speak. BDSM is a fairly recent term to describe the sexual activities of a subculture where the participant engages in […] Read more »
Is Narcissism Bad or Is It a Sign of Extreme Confidence?
There’s no arguing that our values as a culture have changed. We’ve gone from a more team-oriented lifestyle to one that focuses on the individual. But that’s not necessarily bad, nor does it make you a narcissist. But is narcissism bad or just confidence? Let’s say you have a friend who posts selfies of every […] Read more »
What Causes Aggression in Narcissists?
The Narcissist and Aggression In the 1970’s the American writer and family counsellor Dorothy Law Nolte penned a famous and succinct analysis of how children learn to live as an adulthood what they experience in childhood. This piece of fine writing called: “Children learn What They live” has been a staple of teacher training and […] Read more »
5 Reasons Why a Narcissist Wants You Back
“Whatever I said, whatever I did, I didn’t mean it I just want you back for good (Want you back, want you back, want you back for good) Whenever I’m wrong Just tell me the song and I’ll sing it” When Gary Barlow penned these words for “Take That”, he wasn’t thinking about Narcissists but love and a broken relationship. […] Read more »
When Narcissists Smear their Victims
Narcissism and Smearing I have a friend who had been happily married for 25 years to her second husband. They have three lovely, grown-up kids and although she has taken early retirement she used to have a fairly high-powered job as an accountant. Recently over coffee she told me about one aspect of her life […] Read more »
7 Ways to Identify a Female Narcissist in Your Life
When talking about narcissism, our minds tend to connect it with males. In reality, there are just as many women narcissists out there. Narcissism in women is becoming increasingly common. It is important to increase awareness of female narcissism and also to the fact that it is not gender-specific. Female narcissists are usually more subtle […] Read more »
Are You a Narcissist? How Your Social Media Activity Can Help Answer This Question
Narcissists – they make the world go round. Or at least, that’s what they believe. Narcissism is very real and it’s even more prevalent now that social media is front and center in many of our lives. If you look at your social media wall, you’ll find many signs of narcissism stemming from males and […] Read more »