An essential ingredient in mature relationships is empathy, understanding another person’s feelings and perceptions from that individual’s perspective.  Empathy signals true regard for the other.  Taking it one step further,…

You are probably familiar with the teaching that narcissism is fear based.  Narcissists fear being irrelevant.  They fear being insignificant, a nobody.  They fear being judged or mocked.  They fear…

A centerpiece for healthy relationships is empathy, seeing into another person’s emotions, perceptions, and opinions from that individual’s perspective.  As you prioritize empathy, you practice the art of good listening,…

Trying to coordinate with narcissistic people is difficult at best.  When a person is defined by selfishness, controlling patterns, low empathy, and false portrayals, the end result is never pretty. …

Once you clash with a narcissist, you learn quickly that they will initiate psychological warfare.  Being strongly competitive, they naturally think: “I’m right, you’re wrong.  I must be dominant.  Vulnerability…

Ongoing exposure to narcissists reveals their serious anger issues.  A beginning point in their engagements with you is the need to be in control, to establish the rules of engagement,…

As you have ongoing engagements with a narcissist, harmful patterns arise.  Being entitled and selfish, the narcissist has to be in control.  Insensitivity and anger are an ever-present possibility.  Invalidation…

As you discern how to manage your responses to a narcissist, it is important to remember that they do not seek mutuality.  Instead, narcissists think competitively.  Someone is right, the…

The broad spectrum of narcissistic traits guarantees ongoing psychological dysfunction.  When traits like selfishness, control, and manipulation are prominent, it is certain that all sorts of strains will follow.  Predictably…