When I wrote monk mode, my intent was to communicate on a practical level to losers “how to stop being a loser”. I used to be a loser, I personally devised and tested monk mode, and it helped me massively, so I shared my findings with others. Now there is some controversy surround...
The narcissist creates a looping cycle where they poke, prod, and manipulate you, and you emotionally react. Each reaction feeds them and their sense of power and control. To go “gray rock” is to break this cycle. To do so, stop engaging with them. Become boring, flat, and ...
We’ve all met someone withnarcissistic traits. They’re self-centered, and manipulative, and they act like they’re entitled to other people’s time and energy. You’ve probably told yourself that you’d never be in a relationship with a narcissist. But if you’re reading this article, ...
I come from a different perspective, as the realization that I had been with a narcissist led me to a path of therapy and deep-dive childhood stuff where I realized that I was raised by a narcissist, so this pattern of push-pull, I love you/No I don't, was so familiar th...
Some of the ways narcissists will present themselves to others include being excessively charming and having a “big” personality (very extroverted, wanting to be the center of attention at all times). When the love for yourself gets to an extreme level, then narcissism changes into a personal...
Lacey Johnson is a writer and editor whose has contributed to Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Woman’s Day, POPSUGAR and others, and is the founder of The Wonder Report. She feels most at home in airports, and is a radical seeker of engrossing conversation. Also a coffee connoisseur. ...
2. You need to be liked. The thought of someone not liking you or even being mad at you is hard to stomach. It can keep you up at night. You bend over backward to get on everyone’s good side because you have a neurotic desire to be liked, no matter what. You thirst for the ...
Twitter/X has automatically opted you in to training Elon Musk's Grok AI on everything you've ever posted on the service. Here's where they have stashed the hidden setting, and how to turn it off.
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Lindsey’s mom, Jennifer, is a narcissist who has been bullying and manipulating the people around her into submission since Lindsey was a little girl. Lindsey has faced her fair share of her mother’s aggression and manipulation to keep her easily controlled. After a while, Lindsey starts to...