Category Archives: narcissism
So what are my needs, anyway?
The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 22. An ongoing survival guide. So what are my needs, anyway? (because there are no guarantees anybody else will tell you). So here we are then: aware … Continue reading
The Wound
The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 20. An ongoing survival guide. In Chapter 19, I brought up the idea of the repair. I feel it needs more discussion. So, here it comes. I’m … Continue reading
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Should I stay or should I go now?
The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 19. An ongoing survival guide. More often than any other dilemma facing an adult child of a narcissist, is whether or not to stay in any contact … Continue reading
Narcissism isn’t the same thing as Syphilis
The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 16. An ongoing survival guide. Narcissism isn’t the same thing as Syphilis. Just because you are exposed to it doesn’t mean you have it. This concern is … Continue reading
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The Shame Sandwich
The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 15. An ongoing survival guide. No, this is not going to be a review of the movie Shame, starring Michael Fassbender. But if, for whatever reason, you … Continue reading
The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 13.
An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 13. The holiday season. It doesn’t take having a narcissist in your family to develop a healthy dread of the holiday season, but it sure doesn’t make the next few weeks any damn easier. Take … Continue reading
The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 12.
An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 12. The Reading List. I have threatened in the past to include a relevant reading list for this guidebook. This will be the first installment. Also, if anyone on the web has a suggestion not … Continue reading
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The Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to having a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 11.
An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 11. Maybe not a Narcissist in name, but surely one in (mis)deed. Recently, I was asked by a client for a definitive judgment on whether their parent was or was not a narcissist. As a … Continue reading
Therapy is Dandy Guidebook to have a Narcissist for a Parent. Chapter 10.
An ongoing survival guide. Chapter 10. Suit up. In the last chapter I brought up the idea of psychic armor, or the suit, this week we take the suit in for some alterations. One of psychology’s more interesting and bizarre … Continue reading
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