Leaving a toxic job can be a huge relief. But sometimes, the parting gift you leave behind can be just as satisfying. So, what would you do if your narcissistic boss demanded you notify every contact before you leave? In the following story, an employee finds a clever way to give her boss what she …
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Psychopathic and Narcissistic Women Display These 4 Sadistic Behaviors In Relationships
A female narcissist or female psychopath (a rarer occurrence) is someone who hides behind a seemingly sweet-tempered demeanor, moral absolutism, and haughtiness to conceal her true lack of empathy, contempt, callousness, and condescending bullying behaviors. Here are four sadistic behaviors you may notice them engaging in according to a researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy, …
People Who Seem ‘Moral’ and ‘Mature’ But Are Actually Narcissistic Display These 3 Subtle Behaviors
Are they really “moral” and “mature” or are they narcissistic? A researcher specializing in narcissism reveals the three subtle signs you’re dealing with a covert manipulator in dating and relationships. We all think we know what true maturity is because platitudes have convinced us that there is one way to be mature and moral. In …
Narcissistic Uncle’s Mistreatment Of His Daughter Sparks The Family To Treat Him The Same Way So He Gets A Taste Of His Own Medicine
Many families include a chaotic mix of personalities that don’t always mesh well together. In this story at a family dinner, one uncle’s power play went too far and when a protective stepbrother stepped in, the resolution was anything but peaceful. Read on for the whole story! I (20M) come from a s-show of a …
Why Pick-Me Narcissistic Women Who Center Men Are Dangerous Friends
Often when we talk about toxic relationships that women endure, we focus solely on unhealthy men who perpetrate aggressively against women and rightfully so. But we rarely speak about another insidious danger that infiltrates our lives as young women, that normalizes and conditions us into accepting unacceptable behavior in our relationships throughout adolescence and adulthood. …
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7 Movie and TV Boyfriends That Were The Absolute Worst (And Narcissistic)
These television and movie boyfriends didn’t just fall short of the ideal, they bordered on toxic and narcissistic. Ross Geller from Friends Ross and Rachel Geller may have had a memorably romantic friends-to-lovers story on Friends, but Ross “We were on a break!” Geller isn’t exactly the ideal boyfriend for many reasons. When Rachel gets …
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10 of the Most Narcissistic Characters In Television History
Characters with narcissistic and psychopathic traits grace our television screens every day, but we may feel hesitant to call these traits and behaviors out because they are idolized as charming, successful, or even humorous. In other words, we may even enjoy their plotlines so long as we don’t have to handle them in real life. …
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People Who Seem Empathic But Are Actually Narcissistic Display These 3 Subtle Behaviors
A researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy shares the red flags you are dealing with someone who seems empathic, but is actually narcissistic. They are superficially glib and charming when it comes to expressing empathy for your pain when it benefits them, or when their image can be enhanced. However, when it comes to validating …
23 Things Only People Raised By A Narcissistic Parent Will Understand
Your life doesn’t stop being traumatic once you turn eighteen. It continues as a cycle of trauma reenactment. You may wonder why you become easily entrapped in toxic relationships with people who resemble your parents or exploitative friendships that seem to reenact your childhood adversity. This is because adult children of narcissists tend to become …
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5 Surprising Red Flags They’re Not Your Soulmate – They’re A Narcissistic Manipulator
Are they a healthy partner and “soulmate,” or a narcissistic manipulator? Here’s five signs that will tell you whether you’ve really met a healthy partner or an imposter, according to an expert. Healthy partners empathize with you and celebrate you long-term; narcissistic people sabotage you out of malicious envy. Studies show that narcissistic and psychopathic …
If You Experienced These 5 Behaviors In Childhood, You May Have Had Narcissistic Parents
A severe lack of empathy toward your pain and emotional safety. Narcissistic parents tend to be self-absorbed and unempathic. They habitually prioritize their own emotions over the needs of their children. They may do the bare minimum to take care of their children while raising them in an otherwise hostile environment, or overdeliver in terms …
People Who Seem “Nice” But Are Actually Narcissistic Display These 4 Subtle Behaviors
When we think of the difference between genuine kindness and the social veneer of “niceness,” it would be wise to remember the difference between words and actions, charisma and character, patterns and persuasion. Narcissistic and psychopathic individuals specialize in the façade of “niceness” because they know it is an incredibly useful social tool to meet …