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The Woman Who Earned a Place in a Psychiatric Ward” — A Chilling Tale of a Fake Pregnancy
It began as a small lie — the kind that seems harmless at first, perhaps born from loneliness or a craving for attention. But for one 23-year-old woman, that lie grew into a dark and elaborate deception that would eventually consume her life and devastate everyone around her.
By Faeze Gholami3 months ago in Psyche
“The Man Who Spoke to Shadows”. AI-Generated.
Every night, when the city fell into sleep, Arman would talk to the shadows in his room. He couldn’t remember when it started — perhaps after his father’s death, or maybe the shadow had always been there, patient and quiet, waiting for the right silence to speak.
By Ishaq khan3 months ago in Psyche
The Machine’s Mirror: What AI Teaches Us About Ourselves
We once imagined artificial intelligence as a tool — a brilliant assistant, a calculator of impossible complexity, an extension of human logic. But as AI evolves, something unexpected has emerged. The more intelligent machines become, the more clearly they reveal something we never intended to show: us.
By Shahjahan Kabir Khan3 months ago in Psyche
The Narcissist’s Glitch
Could it be that narcissists do feel empathy — but misinterpret it as manipulation? Maybe that flicker of awareness, that moment when they sense another human’s inner world, doesn’t feel like connection to them. Maybe it feels like danger. Like losing control. Like death.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Psyche
The Narcissist’s Mask: When Misogyny Disguises Itself as Sexual Openness
1. The Seduction of “Openness” Many narcissistic men weaponize what looks like sexual liberation. They use words like kink‑friendly, sex‑positive, or open‑minded — but what they really mean is: boundaries don’t apply to me.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Psyche
Am I a Narcissist?
In the age of pop psychology and armchair diagnosis, “narcissist” has become one of the most weaponized words in the human vocabulary. It’s used to silence, to shame, and to project. But what happens when a deeply self-aware person—especially a trauma survivor—starts to wonder if they are the problem?
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Psyche
The Truth About Dark Empaths, Narcissists, and Wounded Healers
In the tangled web of online psychology buzzwords, few labels have sparked more confusion than the term dark empath. Depending on who’s talking, it’s either a chilling label for a manipulative narcissist—or a sacred survivor of abuse who has learned to transmute shadow into strength.
By THE HONED CRONE3 months ago in Psyche
