Life with a narcissist

The term Narcissist is commonly used these days and it seems like everyone can be called one at this point. We all have narcissistic tendencies but most of us have very mild tendencies. Someone with Narcissistic Personality Disorder has severe symptoms — selfish, lacking empathy, need for admiration, feeling entitled and superior — although this grandiose behaviour hides insecurity and their own fear of being seen as a ‘loser’. Don’t get caught up in the myths and hype surrounding this term or believe that it’s a simple case of staring at yourself lovingly in the mirror or taking too many selfies.

Let’s start with the basics of narcissism:

A Narcissist has a distorted self-image, unstable and intense emotions, is overly preoccupied with vanity, prestige, and power, lacks empathy, and has an exaggerated sense of superiority.

Life with a narcissist will often include the following:

Love-Bombing:

A manipulation tactic involving lavish demonstrations and constant bombardments of attention and affection in an attempt to gain control by moving the relationship forward quickly.

This is the “trap” set up by a Narcissist. They know full well that their mask is going to fall off eventually, so they purposely brainwash you into believing they’re wonderful by…