Daddy Issues definition

Little girls with Daddy Issues grow up to be toxic parents

Having Daddy Issues is not a flattering psychological state. It is a bizarre blend of hyper-sexualization, whereby the daughter of a toxic father is treated, in essence, better than a wife or mistress. Little girls with Daddy issues grow up to be toxic parents themselves, plain and simple. They say a woman has “daddy issues” …

Religious Narcissists promote social and sexual abuse of others

Religious Narcissism promotes social and sexual abuse of targets

Religious abusers who tout the use of opposite gender, who assert power and dominance as a vertical competition between sexes, and who strive to socially humiliate and overtly abuse people of different sexual persuasions are the root cause of trauma many victims targeted for abuse spend a lifetime trying to recover from and/or endure. Religions …

Narcopath and Love Fraud

What does a Narcopath really mean when they say ‘I love you’

The following article is a reprint of a post we have shared multiple times over on “Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Flying Monkeys — Oh My!” (TM), the official Facebook Fan Page of Flying Monkeys Denied. So many people ask us to find and re-share the link, we have taken the liberty of sharing the content here …

Stop Overthinking Abuse

Stop overthinking abuse and set aside time to be mindful

Narcissistic Abuse can take a lifetime to process, even if only a few cross words were said that traumatized you. Individuals who have spent sometimes decades being completely disrespected, taken for granted, and constantly ridiculed or talked down to by a friend, parent, sibling, faculty at a school, workplace bully, or even a lover tend …

The Difference between Dark Tetrads and Dark Triads

Growing up the child of a Dark Tetrad or Dark Triad Power Couple

Just a heads up that this article is likely to trigger a very small handful of people. We say that because growing up the child of a Narcissist or Toxic parent is fairly common… but growing up the child of two Dark Tetrad or Dark Triad power couple is not. Children of high power couples …

TBI and Narcissism

TBI or NPD: Similarities include impulsivity, blurting, and acting mean

Did you know? The number one side effect of a head injury is typically a propensity for anger? That’s right. And egocentrism. And a lack of empathy. And a propensity for blurting. And belief in complex delusions that include taking in some but not all parts of reality, devising a cohesive theme, and running with …

How to Stand Up to Covert Narcissists

Stop using the word Narcissist like an insult

How do you respond to a narcissistic person asserting a false claim with intense authoritarianism? You speak the truth even if your voice shakes. We had a comment from a reader today and were duly informed that all our information and literature was wrong about Narcissistic Personality disorder. The reader insists she is sure because …