How do you mess with a covert narcissist and strike a blow for your dignity after narcissistic abuse? Here are five ways to even the score.
Narcissistic Personality
Narcissists rely on flying monkeys to drive their agendas. How many types of flying monkeys are there?
Learn how DARVO in narcissistic relationships—from reality distortion reality to victim-blaming. Recognize the signs and break free.
Erotic asphyxiation (EA) is an increasingly common sexual practice, particularly among young people. It is a high risk activity that can lead to accidental death. It was first depicted in the 1791 novel Justine (Les infortunes de la vertu) by Marquis de Sade. Popular among people who engage in bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, it has become normalized through its depiction in…
‘Are Your In An Emotionally Abusive Relationship? (Men’s Edition)’ is a book about the unique challenges men in toxic relationships.
You Get To Be YOU This Time is a new podcast series by Veronika Archer that aims to help people transcend and overcome long-term abuse in toxic relationships. I am proud to be participating in a discussion on the topic of Male Survivors of Narcissistic Abuse. This is a topic that’s very close to my heart and I hope to…
THE FALSE SELF IS A FAKE PERSONA dysfunctional people invent as a psychological defense mechanism against re-living adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as traumatic stress. A child’s construction of a false self is an adaptive process. Children may develop it to cope with unmet needs, especially the absence of support the child requires to differentiate themselves from their caregivers. When…
IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT the ability to experience genuine feelings of joy, love, or compassion. It’s hardly a stretch to suggest that one’s internal ecosystem would be a bleak and desolate landscape. However, if you were to open up the mind of a pathological narcissist and look inside, what you would find is a psychological wasteland riddled with persecutory objects. The ambiguity of malignant…
Children of narcissists are born into a gaslit reality where they must learn to adjust to an ever-changing rule book.
Acquired Situational Narcissism was coined by Robert B. Millman to describe the late-onset Narcissistic Personality Disorder.