Around 4.8% of the female population has narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). And like many other women, many of them go on to become mothers. If you’re having a tough time with your mom, then you might suspect she has NPD, especially if she exhibits some characteristic signs. In many cases, a narcissistic mother is an abusive mom. And … Read more
Did you know that if a man has a close relationship with his in-laws, the risk of divorce decreases by 20%? Yet if a woman has a close relationship with her in-laws, the risk of divorce goes up by 20%. It’s obvious that your relationship with your in-laws can greatly affect the happiness of your marriage. And in … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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 … Read more
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