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NARCISSISTS  

Everyone's dealt with them, no one wants to. But narcissists are everywhere, and chances are, you're working with at least one.

If these - adulation, admiration, attention, fear, respect, applause, affirmation - are not forthcoming, the narcissist demands them, or extorts them.

I can't get enough of men. I have to look at every man who walks by. I flirt, I keep in touch with past boyfriends, I make new ones, and I browse for men online. I get up to 20 e-mails a day from my men. Once I have seduced them online

The rebellious former San Francisco 49er, ex-Philadelphia Eagle and soon-to-be Dallas Cowboys WR is nothing but a salesman for Corporate America. Compared to the outspoken African-American athletes of the past, he's a fraud.

Many narcissists do not feel responsible for their actions or the harm caused by them. They believe they are the victim, prejudiced and discriminated against by society.

Using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Andreas Bartels and Semir Zeki of University College in London showed that the same areas of the brain are active when abusing drugs and when in love.

Living with someone who wants to control or criticize everything can be exhausting. Here are some ways to handle life with a narcissist, while maintaining your well-being.

This article shares information of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the man behind Cinderella's Castle.

Learn how to free yourself from emotional terrorism and reclaim your life.

Borderline Personality Disorder, left untreated, can destroy relationships and lives. What do you do when your mother exhibits the symptoms?

Whomever the narcissist perceives to be in competition for scarce Narcissistic Supply (attention) is relegated to the role of the enemy.

This is an article I wrote, inspired by many real life events that have occured between myself and people I know. It is meant as an inspiration to help those to realize their own true potential in life. That is all.

Pathological narcissism is a pattern of thinking and behaving in adolescence and adulthood, which involves infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of others.

The concepts of "addiction" and "(pathological) narcissism" were introduced to account for oft-recurring amalgams of behaviors, moods, emotions, and cognitions.

Dealing with a narcissistic person is an endless battle. Adding divorce and custody issues makes each day a matter of survival, with no end in sight.

According to Freud and his followers, our psyche is a battlefield between instinctual urges and drives (the id), the constraints imposed by reality on the gratification of these impulses (the ego), and the norms of society (the superego).

Abusive behavior did not make it into the diagnostic criteria of mental health disorders, nor were its psychodynamic, cultural and social roots explored in depth.

As distinct from healthy narcissism which we all possess, pathological narcissism is maladaptive, rigid, persisting, and causes significant distress, and functional impairment.

Michael Medved: radio host, film critic, Republican, and - surprisingly, to many of us who hadn't taken the time to listen to his show before forming an opinion on him - one of the good guys.

To be effective, dreams must come equipped with the key to their interpretation. We all seem to possess an intuitive copy of just such a key, uniquely tailored to our needs, to our data and to our circumstances.

Symptoms are the patient's complaints. They are highly subjective and amenable to suggestion and to alterations in the patient's mood and other mental processes. Symptoms are no more than mere indications. Signs, on the other hand, are objective and measurable.

An investigation into the role and effects of Positive Psychology.

The rising tide of anti-Semitism the world over is universally decried. The proponents of ant-Semitism are cast as ignorant, prejudiced, lawless, and atavistic. Their arguments are dismissed off-handedly.

To "qualify" as an inverted narcissist, you must CRAVE to be in a relationship with a narcissist, regardless of any abuse inflicted on you by him/her.

Taboos regulate our sexual conduct, race relations, political institutions, and economic mechanisms - virtually every realm of our life.

Always self-appointed, they answer to no constituency. Though unelected and ignorant of local realities, they confront the democratically chosen and those who voted them into office.

It pays to be careful when meeting someone you met on the internet, for the first time. Whether he or she is a potential friend or mate, here are practical tips to keep yourself safe as you get to know them.

Scholarly literature, biographical studies of serial killers, as well as anecdotal evidence suggest that serial and mass killers suffer from personality disorders and some of them are also psychotic.

This piece explains how our personality traits determine the relationship choices we make and outlines the many personality disorders that present as extreme forms of the characteristics we possess.

Could We Be the Most Arrogant Generation Yet?

Got a friend who's an egotistical snob? Do you have self-centered sibling? A new study says they unfortunately may be the future norm.

Children have a new role in the decision-making for purchases in the family, and as such these little consumers are the targets of huge amounts of advertising aimed at influencing their buying habits.

Infidelity in a marriage is usually devastating to the other partner. The cornerstone of marriage, which is trust, is destroyed upon the discovery of an affair.

The researchers heading up this study described their study as the largest one ever of its type.

This article covers some practical tips on fighting depression and anxiety after surviving a traumatic event.

Email seemed revolutionary 10 years ago, but with all of the newer technologies, and competition from cell phones, what meaning or relevance does it still hold?

The war on gay marriage is distracting, bigoted, legally baseless, and ultimately waged in vain. Gay marriage is coming. Get used to it.

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.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a true mental diagnosis for people who need admiration, lack empathy and have a grandiose sense of their self-importance.

This article discusses the elements of irony and religion in the works of Flannery O'Connor.

A definition of the Artful Snob, and why it is important to identify and steer clear of this destructive personality

Too many contemporary athletes are loudmouth "Hey, look at me!" narcissists who forget about winning and instead obsess about getting their Fifteen Minutes of Fame immortalized on ESPN. This folly can have unexpected and disastrous consequences.