The absence of an illness identity does not guarantee health, happiness, success or satisfaction in life. The present, however, cannot bear his duty. Most clinicians, in their daily contact with people who come for help, hear a lot about labor problems. There are rarely issues related to the type of work. Often, depression and stress […]
Tag Archives: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Most people have heard of narcissisism but may not know that it is actually a mental illness. Below is s description of narcissistic personality disorder quoted from Google Health ( https://www.google.com/health/ref/Narcissistic+personality+disorder). A person with narcissistic personality disorder: Reacts to criticism with rage, shame, or humiliation Takes advantage of other people to achieve his or her […]
Diseases & Conditions
Dangers of Narcissism in Your Relationship – Uncovering Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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You think you are in love. And you may well be. As the relationship progresses it becomes apparently clear to you that, unfortunately, the one you love is not reciprocating those feelings toward you. Your partner is, in fact, in love…only it’s with themselves. This can be very disheartening, especially after years of loyalty to […]
How many of us adults feel the long-term effects of growing up trying to please and appease our self-abusing parents? I’m talking about the realization that as adults our parents aren’t who we thought they were, and as a result we’re left to pull ourselves together to become healthy adults while maintaining some form of […]
A few years ago, my uncle was clinically diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Of course, this was a devastating shock to our family. We had so many questions. Is the disorder genetic? How can NPD be treated? What do we do now? Since my uncle’s diagnosis, I have gathered facts about this uncommon disorder […]
Pathological narcissism is a life-long pattern of traits and behaviours which signify infatuation and obsession with one’s self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one’s gratification, dominance and ambition. As distinct from healthy narcissism which we all possess, pathological narcissism is maladaptive, rigid, persisting, and causes significant distress, […]
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Narcissus was a handsome young man in Greek mythology whose love angered the gods. He was about to perish for his life looking at his image in the water. He loved the thought of it so much that he sat there and watched until he finally died where he was sitting. The word narcissism was […]
Having a family member who is narcissistic can wreak havoc on your life, as well as the lives of your spouse, children, parents, or other family members. The narcissistic family is in no way trying to relinquish their grandeur of self-importance just because they are a domestic presence; in fact, it may be the family […]