Narc Behaviours

When a narcissist sees you cry, don’t expect any kind of sympathy from them. Instead, you’ll be hit with rage, invalidation, silent treatment, blame, projection, punishment and gaslighting. The narcissist doesn’t have the capacity for true empathy, kindness and compassion; therefore, seeing you cry is a huge imposition for them. Especially if the source of […]

Spending Christmas around a narcissist is like pulling a chance card in Monopoly. Will you get something enjoyable or are you on the brink of pure punishment? It really could go either way, and you won’t know what you get until the second it drops! If the narcissist can use the holiday season to have

One of the weirdest things I noticed about my ex-husband was how he’d always walk ahead of me, rather than walking alongside me as a couple. Another obvious show of his complete disregard for me (and his own children) was how he’d walk through a door without ever holding it open for the person behind

If you find yourself dealing with a narcissistic person and are researching the topic to find out more, you will no doubt come across the phrase ‘Narcissistic Supply.’ So, what is narcissistic supply? Narcissistic supply is the energy that a narcissist garners from the world around them (other people) to feed their empty energetic tank.

You will never get any truth from a narcissist, although they do a pretty damn good job of convincing you otherwise. Many of us would love to read a truthful letter from a narcissist; however, any type of truth will never be offered. Narcissists live in an ego-created delusion, which marks them as the centre

On the surface, covert narcissists can come across as shy, introverted and even modest. But don’t let their self-effacing exterior fool you! While their quiet humbleness allows them to easily slip into the crowd, they bear the same inflated levels of entitlement and superiority as every other narcissist. Covert narcissists are extremely manipulative, and it

Narcissists need supply like a drug addict needs a fix; it’s their lifeblood. They need copious amounts of external attention to confirm that they truly exist and that they are as special as they believe themselves to be. To a narcissist, a person isn’t a living, breathing entity, worthy of their own needs and desires.

A common complaint among difficult personality relationships is how a narcissist treats you when you’re sick. Let’s be honest, when you’re in a tight relationship with someone, whether it be an intimate partner, parent or child, you kind of assume it’s “in sickness and in health,” right? Nope, not when it comes to a narcissist.

The stages of narcissistic abuse can happen in any type of relationship with a narc, whether it be with a parent or caregiver, a coworker or boss, a friend, a sibling or a romantic partner. Quite often, we aren’t aware that we’re even dealing with a narcissist, because the hot-cold, on-off, in-out dynamics leave us

Have you had the unfortunate experience of having to care for a sick narcissist? My condolences, because I know how taxing it can be! So, let’s talk about the issues around how narcissists act when they get sick. There are quite a few dynamics that can be at play, depending on the type of narcissist