personality disorder

Personality disorders are as complex as they are misunderstood; delve into this diagnosis and learn the typical cognitions, behaviors, and inner experience of those inflicted.

You Can't Change a Narcissist
Do not expect the narcissist to be something other than he/she is. Are you projecting your good values on the narcissist? The narcissist is nothing like you, any more than a crocodile is like a rabbit.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
NPD: The Hoover Maneuver- Round Two
The hoover maneuver is when the narcissist has completed the 3 stages of abuse: idealization, devaluation, and discard, and wants to go back for seconds. So, he sucks you back in and repeats the spin cycle.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
Are You Being Love-Bombed?
Everyone enjoys the bliss of a new romance. Narcissists are known to be very charismatic. He/she will come along and sweep you off your feet. They will shower you with attention, compliments, and gifts. They hang on your every word and make you feel like you are the most beautiful, brilliant person in the world.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
The Real Deal About Narcissists
Narcissistic abuse cannot truly be understood by anyone who has not experienced it. The abuse is horrific, insidious, psychological warfare. Lives are ruined for sport.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
NPD Post-Discard: Grandiose, Illogical, and Violent
Narcissists have a delusional expectation of undying eternal loyalty, regardless of how disloyal and abusive they have been to you! Regardless of the relationship status that they actually chose! The narcissist actually expects marital loyalty, months/years after they broke your heart and discarded you.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
What's Beneath The Surface?
Most have heard someone in their life use the phrase "Woke up on the wrong side of the bed," right? Well in this instance it can be difficult to know which side you woke up on at all. Although as you go through the day things may seem fine, you feel angry, anxious, or even just empty. Living with Borderline Personality Disorder is like taking depression, anxiety, and a healthy mental state and rolling them all into one. That may not make the most sense considering if you have depression and/or anxiety clearly you do not have a healthy mental state, right? Well, that is a good way of explaining BPD. One moment you feel normal, like you could actually live a life without struggling to get out of bed or being able to hold a job, but then all of a sudden it feels like the weight of the world is crushing you. You feel like you can never get your head above water because nothing you do is good enough and eventually everyone leaves, right? NO! This is that imbalance causing those feelings.
By Paige4 years ago in Psyche
10 Types of Narcissistic Personality Disorders
Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by an inflated sense of one's own self-importance and a deep need for admiration, as well as a lack of empathy for others. It can be easy to be fooled when you first meet someone with this condition narcissists are often charming, likable people. But learning about the different types can help you spot them in the wild, and protect yourself from being taken advantage of. Here are 10 types that might sound familiar:
By Lap Cong Thach 4 years ago in Psyche
Stay Safe from Narcissists: Knowledge is Power
Leaving a relationship with a narcissist for good is liberating. You went through hell, you figured things out, you are well aware of the abuse you went through, and you’re done. I think the scariest part of having been a victim of a narcissistic predator is knowing these personality types are out there, disguised as normal men/women.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
NPD: Court Cases and No Conscience
Narcissists are pathologically self-centered. There is nothing sacred to them. There is no internal, moral sense of right and wrong.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
No Empathy, No Remorse, No Accountability
Narcissists are full of all kinds of shit. Their entire world is a lie. They love to tell tales of how their friends, family, and exes treated them unfairly, caused them embarrassment, etc. Someone always did them wrong.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
NPD: Tantrums, Slapping, and Egging My House
Narcissists are on another level of immature. Their inner being is akin to a juvenile delinquent. Ruthless, lawless, unapologetically disobedient. Narcs think they can do, say, and act however they fancy with no consequences.
By Bridget Vaughn4 years ago in Psyche
Borderline Personality: Things That Help Me
If you have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality disorder (BPD), or just suspect that you may have it, you know how difficult it can be to deal with from day to day, hour to hour, even minute to minute.
By Sarah Steger4 years ago in Psyche