Narcissism

03 Aug

Narcissistic Relationships and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD)

What’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Can Narcissistic Relationships Cause PTSD? Before we move onto “complex” post traumatic stress disorder, let’s define post traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is a mental health condition that’s triggered by a single and specific

21 Jul

Loss of Identity in Narcissistic Relationships: Who Am I?

During or at the end of a narcissistic relationship, you can turn to look at yourself and see nothing but an empty shell. You can find yourself in a situation where you no longer know what you want in life,

07 Jul

Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Caused by Narcissistic Relationships

If you have a narcissist somewhere in your life, you’re likely to suffer from various psychological problems like anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder. These problems may continue even after you successfully broke the bond between yourself and the narcissist,

30 Jun

What Kind of People do the Narcissists Draw Themselves To?

If you’ve just ended a narcissistic relationship, you might ask yourself “why?”; “Why did I let a narcissist into my life? Why did I continue the relationship thus far? Why did the narcissist choose me as a prey?” Perhaps it

05 Jun

Setting Boundaries With Narcissist: No Contact Rule

A few years ago, when I found out I was with a narcissist, I started making researches about a lot of things: How to change a narcissist, how to cure a narcissist, the reasons of narcissism, the results of narcissism

02 Jun

Stockholm Syndrome and Trauma Bonding in Narcissistic Relationships

In 1973, there was a huge bank robbery attempt in Stockholm, Sweden. The robbers held four bank workers hostage for six days. On the sixth days, the police broke inside, trying to arrest the robbers and save the hostages but

26 May

Cognitive Dissonance in Narcissistic Relationships

In my previous article, I’ve mention that “cognitive dissonance” and “Stockholm Syndrome” are two of the most important reasons why people cannot easily end the relationships in which they’ve been emotionally abused. In this one, I’m going to talk about

20 May

Why is Leaving Them So Hard? Getting Attached to the Narcissist

At some point, you found out that you’re with a narcissist. You finally accepted that your relationship is abusive. You know you should escape this relationship. In fact, you know you have to escape this relationship. Then, why can’t you?

16 May

Childhood of a Narcissist

Just like every other psychological problems and personality disorders, one’s childhood plays a huge role in narcissism as well. Although genetic factors may also influence it, family dynamics and one’s upbringing make up the base of narcissism. So, how can

05 May

Can the Narcissist Get Better? Can the Narcissist Change?

If you find out that someone you know has been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder or if you’re with someone you suspect might be a narcissist, this is probably be the first question that will come to your mind. Can

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