Divorcing a Covert Narcissist: A Complete Guidleline

If you’re planning to divorce a covert narcissist, you need to understand something critical right from the start: this won’t be a normal divorce. This will be one of the most challenging experiences of your life, requiring strategic planning, ironclad boundaries, and a level of emotional fortitude you didn’t know [...]

Am I a Covert Narcissist? Take This Honest Self-Assessment Quiz

If you’re here asking yourself “Am I a covert narcissist?” let me start by saying something important: The very fact that you’re willing to ask this question and honestly examine yourself is a powerful sign of self-awareness. Most people with deeply ingrained narcissistic patterns never reach this point of self-reflection. [...]

The Ultimate Guide to Co-Parenting with a Covert Narcissist

If you’re reading this, you’re probably exhausted, frustrated, and possibly questioning your own sanity. You’re trying to co-parent with someone who appears reasonable and cooperative to everyone else, but you know the reality behind closed doors is entirely different. Welcome—you’re not alone, you’re not imagining things, and yes, this is [...]

How to Stop Being a Covert Narcissist: A Self-Awareness Guide

Let’s start with something important: If you’re reading this article wondering whether you might have covert narcissistic traits and searching for ways to change, you’ve already taken the hardest and most courageous step. Most people with narcissistic patterns never reach this point of self-awareness. Recognizing problematic patterns in yourself takes [...]

When Narcissism Turns Dark: A Guide to Malignant Narcissism

Imagine someone who not only thinks they’re superior to everyone else but genuinely enjoys making others suffer. Someone who manipulates without remorse, lies without hesitation, and views other people as mere tools to be used and discarded. Someone who doesn’t just lack empathy—they take pleasure in causing pain. This isn’t [...]

Understanding Communal Narcissism

You know that person in your life who’s always helping everyone? The one who volunteers for everything, drops what they’re doing to assist others, and seems endlessly generous? But here’s the catch—they make absolutely sure everyone knows about it. They tell the story of their good deeds repeatedly, get visibly [...]

The Dark Side of Self-Love: A Guide to Antagonistic Narcissism

Picture this: You’re in a meeting, and a colleague shoots down every idea that isn’t theirs. When someone suggests a minor improvement to their proposal, they respond with thinly veiled hostility and spend the next twenty minutes explaining why everyone else just doesn’t “get it.” Sound familiar? You might be [...]

Understanding Overt Narcissism: Signs, Impact & How to Deal with Narcissistic Behavior

Have you ever met someone who constantly talks about themselves, demands endless praise, and seems completely unable to consider other people’s feelings? You might have encountered overt narcissism – one of the most recognizable yet damaging personality patterns in human relationships. Understanding narcissistic behavior isn’t just academic curiosity. It’s essential [...]

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)

Narcissism, a term thrown around freely in our culture’s fascination with selfies and celebrity worship, often characterizes those who appear excessively self-absorbed or conceited. However, in the realm of psychology, narcissism doesn’t equate to genuine self-love. Instead, it denotes a fixation on an idealized, grandiose self-image. This infatuation serves as [...]