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A Higher Power

It’s Narcissist Friday! It struck me a few years ago that the reason so many areas of the world do not change when opportunity is given is because the people have adapted to life without power.  A friend who is … Continue reading

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The Open Narcissist

  It’s Narcissist Friday! “‘Malignant Self-Love – Narcissism Revisited’ was written under extreme conditions of duress.  It was composed in jail as I was trying to understand what had hit me.  My nine years old marriage dissolved, my finances were … Continue reading

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Pastor Narcissist pt2

It’s Narcissist Friday! I wish this wasn’t a true story. Pastor Narcissist continues merrily on his way as the dead bodies of his former staff line the halls of First Church.  But he’s okay. (For those of you who don’t … Continue reading

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The Narcissist and your Family

It’s Narcissist Friday! For this post, I want to define “family” in a broad way.  Not trying to be politically correct, just aware that those who have the position of family in our lives may not necessarily be related to … Continue reading

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How Do I Forgive?

It’s Narcissist Friday! The narcissist is out of your life, but not out of your head.  He/she is part of your history that you would like to forget; but there are lingering effects that just won’t go away, memories that … Continue reading

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Making Decisions

It’s Narcissist Friday!   Have trouble making decisions?  Once you make a decision, do you find yourself worried about it?  Do you often second-guess, try to rethink the decision you made?  Does the responsibility of making decisions cause you to … Continue reading

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Narcissistic Parents

It’s Narcissist Friday!   God could raise children in the woods and bring them out as adults into society.  Instead, He brings helpless infants into relationships with people who need to grow up themselves.  Parents are regular people with fears, … Continue reading

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Narcissists are hard to diagnose

It’s Narcissist Friday! In a recent comment, Barbara said, “In my experience, the narcissist is a hard nut for the counselor to crack.”  Those who write about narcissism say much the same thing. In my own experience, I had worked … Continue reading

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Pastor Narcissist

It’s Narcissist Friday!   I want to relate a story I have been hearing lately and I won’t be able to give many details because the story is both true and current. Sometimes the narcissist is a pastor. Pastors, company … Continue reading

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Narcissistic Love?

An oxymoron?  Two mutually exclusive concepts in one term?  I suppose, but we should look at the idea more closely.  In some ways, a narcissist can teach us all some lessons about loving. First, people need to be loved.  We … Continue reading

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