The average person spends roughly 90,000 total hours or at least a third of their lifetime at work. The workplace can be one of our daily life’s greatest influences and sources of either joy or misery. It is not surprising why people can get so stressed and get sick from their jobs alone. One of …
Lying becomes the narcissist’s refuge from unresolved and unreconciled emotions. It allows them to cope but at the cost of destroying their true self, which comes with several repercussions. The narcissistic personality itself is a lie. Lies are the foundation for all of the narcissist’s beliefs. Therefore, getting the truth out of a narcissist’s default …
A narcissist is a person with an inflated sense of self-importance and excessive admiration for oneself, and many are pathological liars. Narcissism or a Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a mental condition where people are known to possess abnormally high levels of self-importance, exaggeration, lack of empathy, arrogance, and envy, among other generally undesirable traits. Their …
A basic tenet of the condition is that individuals with narcissistic personality disorder see nothing wrong with their behavior. Therefore, they can’t see that they might need to change or fix something, because there is nothing broken to fix. Their firm conviction makes even the tiniest bit of change impossible. The people who are close …
Jealousy is a common theme amongst narcissists. But it is interesting to note that this is only a means to an end brought by their great need to be the best, to gain control, and to feel more powerful against anyone. A narcissist is a person with an obsessive adoration for themselves. It is simplistic …
Narcissistic abuse is a form of emotional abuse projected by a narcissist to their victim, which induces a soul-crushing trauma that takes time to heal. A victim is incompletely aware of it until they’re in the process of healing from narcissistic abuse trauma, but narcissistic abuse takes so much from a person. It affects their …
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There’s a very thin line that separates narcissism as a trait and narcissism as a disorder. It’s worth noting that everyone has some capacity for narcissism, albeit at varying degrees. It’s only when narcissistic traits become debilitating to a person’s life and negatively affects his or her relationships that narcissism turns to become a diagnosable …
It’s often easy to spot a narcissist because they are the ones you notice first. They are usually loud, (so they get everyone’s attention), have an outgoing personality, and exude a demanding presence to match. We don’t normally think of a narcissist as someone who is shy, quiet and introverted. However, there are individuals of …
Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a mental condition and a personality disorder whereby an individual exhibits excessive admiration and love for oneself. At an unconscious level, they believe that other people’s feelings are far less important than their own, to a damaging extent that profoundly affects their relationships with others. NPD was officially classified by the …
We all need to build relationships to sustain our lives. It’s in our nature to relate with other people, to grow close and to connect with them. Building relationships will always be a huge part of our life’s purpose and is key to our mental and emotional wellbeing. However, what if you find yourself in …