As you discern a person’s psychological maturity, openness is a trait that offers clues about that individual’s capacity for insight and growth.  Open people see life as an ongoing learning…

Let’s focus on a dichotomy that gets to the heart of how people live.  Are you driven by the power of love or the love of power? In my decades…

It is very common to look back upon your history with a narcissist, realizing that it takes time to know and understand the fullness of the pathology you have endured. …

If you wish to have solid relationships, empathy is an essential ingredient, though it is a skill that escapes individuals with a strong narcissistic bent.  Being self-absorbed, they do not…

Do you ever feel angry?  Of course, you do. It may be a strong emotion or muffled, but you have it inside you.  Do you like feeling angry?  If you…

Narcissists carry unhealthy traits internally.  They have an inordinate need for control.  They are manipulative.  They are disinterested in knowing you well.  They are fear based, as evidenced by living…

One of the key indicators of the narcissistic way of life is the persistent effort to remain superior.  Narcissists have deemed themselves better than you, and it’s not likely that…

Narcissists believe they have life figured out, and you don’t.  Of course, such thinking is inaccurate, which means it is a blind spot.  Narcissists lack self-awareness, psychological insight, and honesty…

Being Self-first, narcissists approach relationships with one primary goal in mind…establishing dominance and power.  They do not possess inner peace and steadiness, so they resort to finding significance by keeping…