I used to think my sister was just narcissistic, but in the past couple of years her lies have gotten out of control, her manipulation is bad and several other traits. Can people get worse with age or maybe because it has gone unchecked and was tolerable, although we always talked about...
Although not officially “diagnosable,” they each had distinctive “features” of compulsive, histrionic, narcissistic, and dependent personality disorders. I was convinced I could predict the behavior of my roommates based on their personalities. As one example, during a group therapy session involvin...
Oooh the “What are you doing this weekend?” line. I have been on the giving and receiving end of that a lot. When I did it, it was part of my mind reading upbringing…necessary for survival but not helpful later in life…it was a testing the waters because I wouldn’t even ...
Fortunately, my fiancé understood this pretty quickly. While I know we could perhaps settle with a return to life there, I worry that resentment will build over time. Not necessarily aimed at anybody, but rather at my own circumstance. I promised myself a ‘forever out’. A permanent reset...
growth and confidence: I cannot sell, promote or push any of my own projects or work. I was taught that ‘tooting one’s own horn’ is egotistical and base. I was taught that it’s unbecoming and narcissistic and probably unwarranted: who hasn’t done greater things, with more impact,...