New research published in the Journal of Research in Personality suggests that while narcissistic women may believe they ...

It can be shocking to realize that someone you know might proudly identify as a narcissist. However, the insight from ...

Do you think you could spot a narcissist? Narcissists can be controlling and intolerant while refusing to acknowledge wrongdoings. Instead, they'll use an array of manipulative strategies to escape ...

I was wrapping up a session with "Sally", a 13-year-old client who had started seeing me earlier this year. A clear example of a scapegoat for a family's problems, she had been brought to my office to ...

Part of the rise in interest in narcissism is certainly due to how infuriating and destructive fragile but self-regarding personalities can be. There have also been a few impossible-to-miss examples ...

Narcissism is a term that has become increasingly common in conversations about personality traits and relationships. At its core, narcissism is a fascination with oneself, often accompanied by a ...

Everyone knows about narcissism. But do you know about echoism? Echoism involves the fear of seeming narcissistic and includes people-pleasing and over-apologizing. A healthy amount of narcissism is ...

While overt narcissists command attention with grandiose displays and obvious power plays, their subtler counterparts—covert narcissists—operate in the shadows, wielding passive aggression like a ...

In covert narcissism, toxic positivity serves an important function of escape/avoidance where vulnerable emotions and ...

We’ve all encountered challenging personalities, and sometimes, they are called bosses. The term narcissism is tossed around so frequently that it’s almost lost its meaning—many of us accept it as ...

Narcissists are charming and attentive at first, but eventually, they turn cold and demanding. If you are, or were, romantically involved with a narcissist, the change probably made your head spin.