Articles on Narcissistic Personality Disorder

What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder?
David is an intelligent and successful financial planner who threw in a lucrative job to become a full-time author. Even having a short conversation with David leaves the listener with the impression that David thinks very highly of himself... (Read more)

Narcissism-Symptoms and Treatment (1)
Narcissism-A Love Affair with the Self: It's one thing to have a healthy self-esteem, but it's quite another to have such an inflated sense of importance that other people's feelings, beliefs, and thoughts have no relevance... (Read more)

Dealing with a Narcissistic Family Member
In previous blogs on Narcissistic Personality Disorder, we looked at common behavioral patterns of the clinical narcissist as well as the diagnostic criteria required to be diagnosed with this disorder... (Read more)

Is Your Boss a Psychopath?
He or she might not actually murder you, but they will stab you in the back when you least expect it. Corporate psychopaths, as they are known in business circles, are on the increase, and although not technically psychopaths, are certainly responsible for extreme stress levels in the workplace... (Read more)

Dealing with the Office Psychopath
The corporate psychopath is fast becoming recognized as a toxic force in the workplace. Although psychologically they are classified under the category of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, these business bullies go by the common name of Corporate Psychopath. Let's look at some examples... (Read more)

Dealing with a Narcissistic Mother
Recent statistics indicate that the incidence of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is on the increase. Therefore more and more of us will come across narcissistic individuals in the course of our daily lives, whether at work or in the family home... (Read more)

Escaping the Trap of the Narcissistic Mother
In Dealing with a Narcissistic Mother, we looked at how 39-year-old Elinor was still caught up in a desperate game of trying to win the love and approval of her mother, who suffered from Narcissistic Personality Disorder... (Read more)

The Aging Narcissistic Parent (1)
In previous articles I have talked about many aspects of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). See the links below for further insights into this puzzling yet extremely damaging condition. In this series of articles, we will look further into the mind of a narcissist and will also address ways for the adult child of a narcissist to deal with the challenges before them. (Read more)

The Aging Narcissistic Parent (2)
The person who suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder finds the aging process more difficult to deal with than the average person. Looks fade, the body no longer responds like that of a young healthy person, and the mind is no longer as sharp as it once was... (Read more)

When Your Child's Grandparent is a Narcissist
We have looked at many articles concerning what it is like to be the child of a narcissistic parent. But what happens when you, the child of a narcissist, go on to have children of your own? How does having children influence your relationship with your narcissistic parent?... (Read more)

Defending Yourself Against the Aging Narcissist (1)
We've discussed in previous articles the many pitfalls of dealing with the aging narcissist, especially when the person concerned is a parent. There is an internal struggle familiar to adult children of narcissists and that is the need to treat their frail and aging parent in a humane way and yet a profound desire to maintain a sense of self and prevent further psychological harm to oneself… (Read more)

Defending Yourself against the Aging Narcissist (2)
In the first article in this series (see link below) we looked at the first two tips for dealing with a parent with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Today we continue with further aids for dealing with these damaging and difficult people… (Read more)

How a Narcissist Thinks
People who live, work or interact socially with a person who suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder are often at a loss as to the way in which the latter's mind works. They are more than selfish, they appear to have little or no social conscience, yet on the other hand can exude a sense of charm that other, more normal people, could never compete with. So just what makes these people tick?... (Read more)

Should You Confront a Narcissist about their Narcissism?
This is a question I am often asked by clients who are dealing with a narcissist in their lives. The answer is: it depends. As a psychologist, I cannot tell a client what to do, they have to come to a decision about what to do about problems in their lives on their own and be comfortable with those decisions. But what I can do is point out the pros and cons of telling a person suffering from narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), and what effects that revelation can have on the client... (Read more)

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