Archive for the Narcissism Category

In a largely unempathetic culture, where violence and narcissism are normalised, what we need to be doing is encouraging kindness and compassion, not just within our families and circles, but in the wider community. No-one wants to raise a mean kid, and sadly many parents don’t recognise

When a child learns a new skill, they get excited. “Watch me mummy!” They’re adorably self-focused. By about the age of seven, the child starts realistically comparing himself with his peers, and often this can lead to a drop in self-esteem. The child quickly learns that he’s

Porn is wreaking havoc on body image. Viewers of pornography compare their bodies and genitalia against those in the films and consider their bodies unattractive. In fact, medical experts are blaming porn on the soaring rise of surgeries such as labiaplasty, vulvaplasty and vaginaplasty, as women, depressed

People with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) display patterns of maladaptive behaviour that can have extremely negative and damaging effects on spouses, children, parents, siblings, friends, colleagues and peers. Abuse that is caused by a person with this disorder is termed Narcissistic Victim Abuse. Quite often the NPD

Porn sells sex as a fantasy and removes all trace of the beauty of human love, intimacy and affection and it is the main tool teens are using to educate themselves about sex. Boys as young as 11 are accessing porn and from this early age, are

I would like to reiterate that this post is not about man-hating. I speak of the male perpetrator and female victim merely because statistically there are more females raped by males, than the other way around. Further, I am not claiming all narcissists are rapists, nor that

Domestic violence and abuse happens to all genders and this needs to be remembered. I’ve met men and women in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships who have all suffered at the hand of an abuser. However, in the majority of abuse, it is male to female and

One major influence on creating well rounded children is how they’re raised Now, I’m not claiming to be a parenting expert, because I’m not even close. I have one daughter and I made plenty of mistakes. For me, parenting success throughout my mothering went from ‘thank heavens

I make some pretty big claims in my book about how violence and violent behaviour is being normalised in western culture – so much so that we’re becoming desensitised to the violence and often, don’t even recognise behaviours as being violent. I often tell the story of

The internet can be a helpful tool to help with study and homework, and it’s a wonderful social tool to keep family and friends in touch. Mobile phones are a means of keeping parents and children in contact in the case of emergencies, however, despite the positive

Often the victim of domestic abuse by a narcissist initially delight in the glow of the narcissist’s charm but soon become anxious and drained because of tantrums, attacks and accusations of imaginary slights.  The victim begins to doubt herself and worry about what their tormentor will think