Narcissists in general are not easy to spot. It is highly likely you have encountered a narcissist at work, school, or church, etc. They operate covertly in public and overtly at home when they can allow their mask to fall. This lets you know, yes – they know what they are doing, they know whom to abuse, and they know when to do it. In the workplace, a narcissistic coworker may be insensitive, self-important, and egotistical. Working with a [...]
We often hear the term “narcissist,” but what does it mean? Many individuals who are leaving and healing from relationships, especially romantic ones, with people who are narcissists. I was married to a narcissist and could not believe the things I was facing. It felt like an out of body experience. IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS WITH NARCISSISM So just what traits does someone with narcissism have, and what does that person look like in the early stages of dating? Studies suggest that 1% [...]
1. All parents love their children. Because our core beliefs about family and society rest on ideals of unconditional parental love, in particular motherly love, acknowledging the truth that not all parents love their children or support their best interests is threatening to our fundamental sense of order and safety in the world. Yet it is this impulse to deny reality that enables abuse and further harms victims. 2. Just tell your parents how you feel. Confiding our feelings with people we care about can be a powerful way [...]
Enmeshment describes family relationships that lack boundaries such that roles and expectations are confused, parents are overly and inappropriately reliant on their children for support, and children are not allowed to become emotionally independent or separate from their parents. Family members are emotionally fused in an unhealthy way. Commons signs and symptoms of enmeshment If you grew up in an enmeshed family, these common signs of enmeshment will be familiar to you. You will likely have a history of narcissistic relationships [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges for domestic violence survivors, including intensified insolation and additional barriers to accessing support and resources. This past week, June 1 – June 5, 2020, The National Domestic Violence Hotline (The Hotline) held its first Week of Action to increase awareness of these challenges, and to ensure that responses to domestic violence, from the local to the federal level, center on survivors. Amid the pandemic, The National Domestic Violence Hotline has worked diligently to continue operations [...]
The term “narcissist” is being thrown around a lot these days. But what does it actually mean? The standard Oxford definition is “a person who has an excessive interest in or admiration of themselves.” In a clinical context, narcissistic personality disorder or NPD is a rare mental condition marked by an exaggerated sense of self-importance, grandiosity, lack of empathy, and a pathological need for attention. This type of narcissism goes beyond a general self-centeredness and presents as a total disregard for others, or as disingenuous interactions and attainment to [...]
