Jan 19, 2021
Quoting from my book: Freeing Yourself From the Narcissist in Your Life: "Envy is a secret, taboo emotion. People don't talk about their envies. Being envious makes us look bad...envy in the narcissist is skillfully hidden...After all , he knows he is the best. Why should he be envious of someone who is his...
Jan 13, 2021
Narcissists crowd our world today. They are our spouses, ex-spouses, relatives, bosses, co-workers, spiritual mentors, friends. our society rewards high level narcissists handsomely with praise, adulation, celebrity, wealth, social status. The narcissist's raison d'etre is winning. As long as he/she achieves his goals,...
Jan 9, 2021
High level narcissists perpetrate tremendous stress on other human beings - their spouses, ex-spouses, children through their pernicious lying, deceptions and manipulations. High level narcissists who succeed in the world preserve their pristine images by having favored members of their tight inner circles do...
Dec 31, 2020
You grew up as a child of maternal deprivation. Your mother's presence was neither loving nor protective. Early on you knew that Narcissistic Mama (or Mothering Figure) couldn't stand your presence, even as a little child.
Psychiatrist and researcher Dr. John Bowlby created the term Maternal Deprivation to describe a...
Dec 29, 2020
There are large number of children who were "raised" by narcissistic mothers. I used the word "raised" with question because these individuals are incapable of true mothering. Psychoanalyst Alice Miller describes the psychodynamics between he narcissistic mother and her child: "The child...was the narcissistically...