How narcissistic parenting affects their children
The child will not feel like they are seen or heard because they will only be permitted to do what ...
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Do narcissists have a heart?
The answer to “do narcissists have a heart?” is tragically a resounding NO. They are what we would call skin ...
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Female narcissists
Female narcissists are dangerous because their manipulation is frequently not recognised for what it is. Manipulation can come in many ...
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Traits that some parents have that helps to create narcissists/sociopaths:
The traits that are listed below are just some of the influencing factors, each child in a family will have ...
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Coercive abuse
How to RecognizeCoercive Control Coercive control is a form of ongoing bullying and terrorism used to instill fear/insecurity ...
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Narcissistic parents
Traits of narcissistic parents Completely self-absorbed Emotionally unavailable Extremely negative Completely unable to celebrate the accomplishments of their children Unable ...
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Quotations
Quotes about narcissism “Narcissism has more in common with self-hatred than with self-admiration.” — Christopher Lasch, author “Half the harm ...
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Sons of narcissistic fathers
Sons of narcissistic fathers Narcissistic fathers are as toxic to their sons as narcissistic mothers are to their daughters. Since narcissistic ...
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Boundaries
How to create and maintain boundaries Abuse is all about gaining control and power of a victim. It is ...
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Narcissistic parents and their children’s relationships
Narcissistic parents will interfere with all of their children’s relationships. Those will include: Relationships between siblings (triangulation) and setting one ...
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Overt traits of covert narcissists
They are extremely judgmental of others. This is because they have so many insecurities they are hyper critical of those ...
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Controlling people
Controlling people Controlling people are very keen on telling others who they are, what they are, what they are ...
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Narcissism and suicidal feelings
If you come from a narcissistic family of origin or have had a narcissistic partner, suicidal feelings are “normal”. This ...
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Narcissism and suicidal feelings
If you come from a narcissistic family of origin or have had a narcissistic partner, suicidal feelings are “normal”. This ...
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Holding space for someone
When we hold space for others it means that we empathise that we can feel other people’s pain where ever ...
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Signs you have been abused or are being abused by a narcissist
Signs that you have been abused or are being abused by a Narcissist: You are unsure of yourself. Do you ...
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Loneliness
Feeling of loneliness after no contact or even while you are still in a relationship with a narcissist can ...
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Sibling bullying
Being bullied, humiliated and treated with distain and contempt is much more than sibling rivalry Sibling bullying is an integral ...
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Children of narcissistic parents
If you are a child of narcissistic parents growing up was never loving, supportive, fun, relaxing or safe. Since narcissists ...
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Talking to children
Most parents know that talking to their children is vital for their emotional and intellectual development, however, there are very ...
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Projection
One of the most difficult things to understand in a relationship with a narcissist is their projection of their own ...
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Intimacy with a partner
Intimacy with a narcissist Narcissists prefer second hand relationships, where they can feign intimacy with another person because they have ...
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Sex with a narcissist
Sex with a narcissist Sex with a narcissist is a very “strange” experience. Narcissists are as true to their disorder ...
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Arguing with a narcissist
When arguing with narcissist it is important to know that you will never “win”, they will argue in an incoherent ...
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Narcissistic Rage
Narcissistic rage is a manipulation tool that is used by narcissists to frighten, silence, hurt or break their “opponent”. It ...
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Toxic Love
Toxic Love The main qualities of all toxic people are that they are: Very judgmental of others and have little ...
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Love Bombing
Love bombing is a term that was invented to describe how narcissists lure their potential target into their narcissistic orbit, ...
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Narcissistic Hallmarks
Constant weird lies, a narcissist will lie even when the truth would serve them better Narcissistic rage, they will get ...
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Emotionally unavailable people
“Your truest friends are the ones who will stand by you in your darkest moments – because they’re willing ...
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Body Language
An overt narcissist will have a tendency to have haughty arrogant postures. For example, the male narcissist might walk down ...
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Unhealthy parenting
Healthy parenting Parenting starts before babies are even born, with regard to diet, having healthy life style and generally taking ...
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FOG Fear, Obligation Guilt
Emotional blackmail is one of the narcissists favourite forms of manipulation. FOG stands for Fear, Obligation and Guilt, they use ...
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Lazy Parasites
Narcissists are notoriously lazy in practically everything that they do (unless they feel like they have a worthy audience or ...
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Narcissistic Fathers
It is fair to say that most narcissistic fathers have less impact on their children than narcissistic mothers do. That ...
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Good Child Syndrome
A lot of us have “Good child syndrome”, I made the phrase up (I thin), what I mean by it ...
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No Contact
No contact is the only route for some people to take after being in a relationship with a narcissist, whether ...
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Critical Thinking
Wikipedia states that: Critical thinking, also called critical analysis, is clear, rational thinking involving critique. Its details vary amongst those ...
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Healthy communication
There are loads of different communication styles. There is no right way or wrong way. However, there are healthy ways ...
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Emotional Abuse
Every time you are devalued by them, it is designed to make them feel better about themselves at your expense ...
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Golden Child
The narcissistic parent(s) have one or more favourites in their family unit and these are called the golden child(ren). This ...
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Institutional Grooming
Grooming is when a narcissist goes on a publicity campaign to promote themselves as a lovely person, rational, fair and ...
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Giving and receiving
Narcissists have three main currencies that they value and they are: Control Power Money (and other resources) Things like: Empathy ...
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Trying to play nice
They are completely disinterested in what is going on in your life, they don’t ask questions about you (or your ...
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The look and feel of abuse
Questions to ask yourself: How do you feel when you are around the other person? Do you feel uncomfortable around ...
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The wounds that are inflicted through a narcissistic family dynamic
Many people who have grown up in a narcissistic family fully understand how the core wounds that are inflicted manifest ...
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Misogyny and Misandry
Wikipedia states that Misogyny means: Misogyny (/mɪˈsɒdʒɪni/) is the hatred or dislike of women or girls. Misogyny can be manifested ...
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Narcissists and the happiness of others
Narcissists do not like to see other people being happy, they have a pathological envy towards people are happy because ...
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Narcissists are attracted to empaths
Narcissists are attracted to Empaths Narcissists are holding on to some emotional childhood trauma that they have not healed, as ...
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Bad babies
Narcissistic mothers can label their babies as being “bad”. The reason for this is because the narcissistic mother will not ...
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Signs that you have been abused or are being abused by a Narcissist
You are unsure of yourself. Do you find it difficult to make decisions? Constantly refer to other people for validation ...
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What to expect when you erect boundaries with a narcissist
They ignore your request to assert your boundaries, either by pretending not to have heard you or pretending to misunderstand ...
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Narcissists form of “LOVE”
I love the way you make me feel about myself. I love the way that you want to take care ...
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What narcissists what they say vs what they mean
“Think of the children” = Think of me “You are so selfish” = You are not giving me enough attention, ...
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Not everyone has a conscience and the ability to empathise
There is a common myth that everyone has a conscience and the ability to empathise. This is not the case ...
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Parental Wounds
Our Parental Wounds are traumas that have been chugging down the line through the generations for a very long time ...
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Gaslighting
Gas lighting is when an abusive person tries to shift your perception of events so that they can undermine your ...
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Most commonly found acronyms in literature about narcissism
ASPD – Antisocial personality disorder BPD – Borderline personality disorder CBT – Cognitive behavioural therapy C-PTSD – Complex post-traumatic ...
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Boredom, drama and self-deception
The narcissist’s brain served human kind well in the long distant past. It is completely selfish, reactive and lives in ...
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Passive aggressive behaviour
Passive aggressive behaviour is frequently misunderstood. What it is, is indirect anger. The person is unable to acknowledge to themselves ...
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Family System
A narcissistic family is a bit like being brought up in a war zone. The narcissistic parent(s) have all of ...
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Parental Alienation
There are varying degrees of parental alienation when separating from a narcissist. The most extreme cases are absolutely ruthless in ...
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Feelings and emotion words
Pleasant Feelings OPEN HAPPY ALIVE GOOD understanding great Playful calm confident gay courageous peaceful reliable joyous energetic at ease easy ...
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Some very obvious signs of narcissism
They are very controlling, they like to control the people around them, their partners, friends and colleagues They do this ...
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Main fears of a narcissist
Fear of abandonment, being over looked or neglected. Fear of loss of control/being out of their comfort zone Fear of ...
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Where abuse by females is different
It is reckoned in that one in three abuse victims are males, this figure as quoted in HelpGuide.org strongly contradicts ...
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Why narcissists are like young children
Like toddlers, narcissists tend to have very rapid mood swings, the most notable of these swings is when they fly ...
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Description words for narcissists
NARCISSISTS ARE Aggressive Agitated Angry Antagonistic Argumentative Arrogant Authoritative Blames others Bossy Bully Calculating Callous Capricious Cold Competitive Compulsive Conceited ...
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On making mistakes
Narcissists will expect their targets to apologise for the slightest trifle or indeed things that the narcissist did. The words ...
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Boundaries
What does the word "boundary" mean to you? Are you like I was and saw boundaries as something that happened ...
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Parentification
Parentification is where one or both parents depend on their child(ren) to provide them with emotional and mental support. It ...
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Core Beliefs
Your core beliefs are what you think about yourself and the world around you. They are the hard drive ...
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Narcissists do not know you
Narcissists see the world through the only emotions that they can feel which are predominantly anger, frustration, jealousy, envy and ...
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Common Cultural myths
“We are sitting on top of a vast cultural and historical pyramid of accumulated misconceptions, lies and myths.” Bryant ...
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Betrayal trauma
If you are involved or have been involved with a narcissist the probability is that you have or will have ...
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Silent Treatment
The silent treatment is a behaviour used by emotionally immature and manipulative people. It is usually used by narcissists to ...
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Brainwashing children & adults
Children are particularly easy to brainwash because the relationship between parent and child is not one of equals, far from ...
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Communication techniques – arguing, conversing talking at people, not listening
"Listening is a form of accepting" Stella Terri Mann Before we realise that we are dealing with a narcissist we ...
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The damaging effects of shame in narcissistic parenting
Shame damages the emotional well-being of the child and the child’s perception of themselves. Shame tells the child “you are ...
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What are the effects of emotional incest on a child?
According to Wikipedia Emotional Incest is a style of parenting in which a parent looks to their child for the ...
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Emotional Rape
According to Wikipedia rape is: Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms ...
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Respect for narcissists
We have all been told on a regular basis that we should respect everyone. The things that these great purveyors ...
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Narcissists Friendship & Loyalty
Did you ever question whether or not a “friend” was actually a friend or did you have a niggling feeling ...
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Narcissists and the outside world
Narcissists do not really relate to the outside world. They look for supply from the outside but filter all data ...
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Advice for lawyers/mediators about narcissists
There are several key indicators that your client has been abused by a narcissist. The first one is that they ...
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What is physical abuse when it doesn’t include physical contact?
Physical abuse by a narcissistic parent when there is no physical contact such a hitting or pushing can include: Not ...
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Different types of verbal and nonverbal abuse
Secrecy Secrecy is all about withholding information and a failure to share facts (financial, social and familial), thoughts (their own ...
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Triangulation
Triangulation is a narcissist’s indirect form of communication where one person (the narcissist) acts as a conduit to prevent direct ...
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Sense of humour and being teased
Narcissists have a very poor sense of humour especially when it comes to themselves. They take themselves extremely seriously and ...
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The Scorpion and the Frog
One day, a scorpion looked around at the mountain where he lived and decided that he wanted a change. So ...
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Traits that narcissists look for in their “chosen ones”
Empathy a narcissist will always be looking for an empathic person. This is because they are easier to manipulate. It ...
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