Why a Narcissist Undermines Your Judgment
Do you find it difficult to know your own opinion in life? Do you tend to regard others as the ‘experts’ and defer to their…
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Feeling Like an Outcast After Being the Narcissist’s Scapegoat
Have you often felt different from everyone else in group settings? Has it seemed like a matter of when, not if others will see you…
What a Scapegoat Sacrificed Is What Saves After Narcissistic Abuse
Most scapegoat survivors of narcissistic abuse struggle to know they can safely experience themselves as they actually are. They’ve had to don a costume of…
Why a Narcissist Deceives the Public and Abuses in Private
Did you have a narcissistic parent who showered people outside the home with deference, respect and charm? Did that same parent have no trouble turning…
The Scapegoat’s Mental Frame After Narcissistic Abuse
Someone who had survived narcissistic abuse as the scapegoat in his family of origin recently described what it was like for him to play his…
Difficulty Concentrating in Depression: ‘Trying easier’ can help
by Jay Reid A difficult but under appreciated aspect of depression is how it disrupts concentration. Being depressed means feeling down or flat most days.…
Effects of depression: The need to be ‘productive’
The effects of depression can be trying and unpredictable. Have you ever planned to take on a bunch of important tasks for the upcoming week?…