While a narcissist hides there true self behind their imaginary false self, therefore appearing happy and charming to those not living behind the same four walls, a child….in there pure innocence….does not know how to pretend to be something they aren’t. And if they are “forced” to do so (my ex would yell at the […]

When we analyze the top 10 reasons why teens commit suicide….and then we add in the fact that one of the parents is a narcissist..we can see how quickly the likelihood of a teen victim of narcissism can cause a teen to see suicide as the only way out. 10. BULLYING: There is no question to the fact that […]

Garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) in the field of computer science or information and communications technology refers to the fact that computers, since they operate by logical processes, will unquestioningly process unintended, even nonsensical, input data (“garbage in”) and produce undesired, often nonsensical, output (“garbage out”). The principle applies to other fields as well…like negative thinking for example.
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There is so much speculation regarding whether or not narcissism is genetic or whether it is a learned behavior. Studies have been conducted using identical twins in which some grew up in the same environment, while others had been separated at birth therefore creating a completely different environmental upbringing.The studies have shown that there are […]

 Sometimes I look back on pictures of myself as a child…I have the saddest look in my eyes.I have come to realize that there are two parts of me that make me whole…the adult I am today and the wounded child that still lives inside of me.Even though life continues to move forward and time […]

 I remember when I first heard the song… “Seven Years” by Lukas Graham..I was driving in the car with my 14 year old daughter and it came on the radio. We listened to the entire song without speaking…a deep silence fell upon us when it was over. I look over at her and say…that song […]

 Is it me …..or do those glasses look as if they are on my face upside down? Lol.Yes…my elementary years were not my most flattering.And yet there is a fundamental truth that every child deserves to have, and that a narcissistic parent is unable to instill in their children and that is: EVERY CHILD IS […]

During the first few weeks, newborns maintain the position they had in the womb(fetal position): clenched fists, bent elbows, hips and knees; arms and legs close to the front of the body. Yet….look closely at the above pictures, here I am as a newborn infant and yet in each picture I find of my first couple […]

I am a firm believer that we are all held accountable for our own actions…regardless of our past or our present upbringing or circumstances.       In other words…I do not think we can simply blame our bad decisions on, let’s say…our parents …for overdosing us with bad parenting. There is a measure of responsibility we […]