Stop Overthinking Abuse
C-PTSD, This Just In

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
Abuse by Proxy, ASPD, Daddy Issues, Mommy Dearest, This Just In, Toxic Parents

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
Narcissistic Personality Disorder, This Just In

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
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, This Just In

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 …

How to go Grey Rock with Abusive Elderly Parents
This Just In, Toxic Parents

A Gray Rock reminder for Adult Children of Toxic Parents

Probably the hardest part about having been raised by a toxic parent is coming to terms with what is and what is not socially or emotionally “normal” to feel. Read this article any time you need a serious talking-to about your own self-esteem… or whenever you feel at risk of believing that a Narcissist or Enabler …

Co-parenting with a Dark Triad or Malignant Narcissist
This Just In, Toxic Parents

Co-Parenting with a Narcissist or Dark Triad

Co-parenting with a Narcissist or Dark Triad personality type is seldom fun for anyone. According to the NJ Family Legal Blog, how the narcissist communicates as a co-parent is typically brutal on the former partner and any offspring and residential family members of either parent. Treatment is typically worse if the abused partner in the …

Somatic Narcissists
Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Somatic Narcissism, This Just In

Somatic Narcissists are obsessed with appearance and status

Somatic Narcissists are obsessed with appearance. They only care about looks, money, and the perception of status. On a plus note, they are super easy to spot and manipulate psychologically and emotionally by complimenting them constantly and supporting their self-limiting belief that they are the center of the world, entitled consistently to the best. The …

Can a Narcissist of Narcopath Love
ASPD, This Just In

Can Narcopaths, Sociopaths, or Psychopaths actually love?

Can narcissistic people with any variation of Anti-Social Personality Disorder like Narcopaths, Sociopaths, or Psychopaths love other people? The short version of the answer is sort of — but not really. Cluster B personality types perceive the world in a very different way than most people. They are capable of mirroring whatever quality you want …

Selfie Taking Narcissist
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery, This Just In

How to know whether or not a person posting selfies is Narcissistic

What is the deal with Narcissists and selfie posting? It is one thing to keep your “proof of life” life history photos up to date and accurate. It is entirely another if every time you post a photo it is with the express desire of DUPING SOMEBODY with your creative ME ME ME “great” self-promoting …

Dark Triad people tend to have Road Rage
ASPD, This Just In

Dark Triad personality types tend to have Road Rage

Dark Triad personality types tend to have road rage. There is no denying it that they use their cars, SUVs, and trucks as weaponry. Driving with a pervasive sense of entitlement and with a completely egocentric perspective, they tend to dominate the roadways putting everyone in the car with them (including themselves) at risk. Their …

Dark Triad triangulations Abuse by Proxy
Abuse by Proxy, Flying Monkeys, This Just In

Dark Triads use Abuse By Proxy tactics to enact revenge on Victims

When a Dark Triad personality asks you to help them shame, embarrass, stalk, or hunt down and abuse a target, keep your wits about you and do not buy into it. Decent human beings never seek to harm an ex-friend, estranged family member, or former love interest. Note that any person asking friends or people …

How to protect yourself against a Cluster B Parent
This Just In, Toxic Parents

How to protect yourself emotionally (and legally) from Toxic Parents

If you are the child of a TOXIC PARENT, understand that as senior citizens with narcissistic personality types or Cluster B personality types age, they tend to get more verbally abusive and demanding. We had an interesting reader question asking about what can be done to protect an ADULT CHILD from being hurt by their …

Ruin Birthdays and Holidyas
Holidays and Birthdays, This Just In

Narcissists love to ruin birthdays, holidays, and special occasions

Narcissists and narcissistic people love nothing more than to ruin birthdays, holidays, and special occasions of sentimental import to other people. Why? Because the PTSD flashbacks they cause for targets, preferred scapegoats, and collateral damage victims grant the predator a virtual guarantee of a trophy, meaning with each person damaged and likely to remember the …

revenge obsession and vendetta stalking
Stalking, This Just In

Revenge Obsession likely cause of Psychopath’s Vendetta Stalking

What is Revenge Obsession? Vendetta Stalking is a sign of Revenge Obsession. It is an extreme form of Narcissistic Abuse conducted by the world’s most ruthless people. According to obsessive-ex.com, “In revenge cases, the Obsessive Ex wants the leaving partner to be punished or tormented. The Obsessor believes that the leaving partner deserves to be punished …