Everything you need to know about dark personalities, manipulators, and abusers. Learn to recognize them and understand their game before it even starts.
If you're in a relationship with someone who thrills you to bits, and you feel empty when he or she leaves you, you could be dating a sociopath. However, you feel used at times. Also, your partner may abuse you verbally. Dating a sociopath may make you emotionally uncomfortable. So, how…
Children should be nurtured by both sets of parents, but if one is a narcissistic mother, then all the attention will be directed towards her. It is natural for parents to want their children to do well in life. Parents that have good self-esteem and strong self-confidence are more likely…
What is a cerebral or a somatic narcissist? Let's find out what the traits of each type are. It’s fair to say that by now, most people will have a pretty good idea of what a narcissist is. For those that don’t know: Narcissism is an overwhelming admiration for oneself, a…
Working for a difficult boss may be tough. Here are some tips on how to deal with toxic people in your workplace. We spend much of our waking moments engaged in work-related activities. For most of us, we work in an office environment in which we have a superior. If…
The term Dark Triad may seem like words out of a crime novel. However, they refer to personality traits that make people magnets for conflict and disagreement. These negative qualities are a concern because they destroy relationships and compromise overall well-being. The good news is that there are saving graces.…
Hear the term brainwashing and you might think of government agents ‘turning’ unwilling spies against their own countries, or cult leaders using mind control to manipulate their followers. You might even go so far as to think of the term brainwashing in relation to propaganda spread during the First and…
Manipulation techniques are a common tool psychopaths, sociopaths, narcissists and other types of predators use to exert control over their victims. We all use manipulation at some point in our lives, whether it be telling a little white lie to get out of a situation, or using flattery to get…
Sociopathic children are, for the most part, a product of the environment and unhealthy parenting. You may be surprised to learn that some common parenting ideas may turn your kid into a sociopath. We all have our views on how to parent our children, and it can become a contentious…