How do you view the world? What influences your decisions? Are you a logical person or more intuitive? Do you prefer a set routine or are you spontaneous and flexible? People tend to fall into one of two personality types: Judging vs Perceiving, but why is this important? Knowing the…
After years of feeling manipulated by others, I have to ask myself one question, “Am I manipulative?” In some cases, the problem can actually be you. Here’s what I really think about manipulation. There are many reasons why you may be this way. Manipulation usually comes from a personality disorder,…
If you are a quiet person, I’m sure that you have read countless articles about introversion and its strengths and weaknesses. It turns out that there is one introvert advantage you probably had no idea about. There are numerous powers that the introvert personality hides. They may not be as…
It seems you can’t get away from narcissists these days. You only have to turn on the TV and heads of states are bragging about making their country great again. Even your best friends are pulling their best duck faces in a pitiful attempt to garner compliments. But did you…
Of all the personality tests ever devised, Myers-Briggs is undoubtedly one of the most enduring. Based on the work of Carl Jung, it proposes that our personalities are dominated by four major psychological traits – thinking, feeling, sensation, and intuition. But those taking this test today will have noticed an…
Have you ever come across manipulative people who pretend to be nice? I have. I once had a friend that was the sweetest, kindest person you could ever want to meet. She’d had a terrible childhood. Her mother had died of brain cancer when she was young and she had…
When it comes down to it, we all like to think that we are pretty generous people. We hope that if someone needed help, we’d be there for them. But one expert disagrees. In fact, he believes that there are two types of people in this world – givers and…
Some people have occasional bad moods and some deal with something much deeper. Is it possible that you’re in the presence of a mean person? I hesitate to call anyone mean because I know there is generally a reason for their anger and frustration. Most people are also good at…
Narcissistic rage is one of the most toxic emotional outbursts you could imagine. It seems to come from out of nowhere, filled with anger and nonsense. Narcissism and narcissistic rage are different. We all have a few narcissistic tendencies but generally try and work to make ourselves better. However, rage…
If I told you that I was a psychopath, would you be worried about your life or assume I’m the CEO of a successful company? Most of us associate psychopaths with serial killers, but what if we could get into the psychopath’s mind? What could we find out? Inside the…