Category Archives: Integrity

The Many Forms of Violence

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There are many forms of violence. Physical, emotional, and verbal, are just a few. But all violence harms, and fuels a destructive cycle.

Impression Management Skill and Gaslighting

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Impression management skill and gaslighting often go hand-in-hand. When others don’t see your nemesis the same way you have come to see them, it can make you feel crazy, which is what the gaslighting effect is all about.

Healthy Versus Unhealthy Self-Image

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A person can see themself as inherently defective, inadequate, unlovable, etc., and that type of unhealthy self-image can cause many problems in life and lead them to forge relationships for a lot of unhealthy reasons. But a person can also harbor a self-image that’s distorted for sure, but in an overly glowing or grandiose, as opposed to negative sort of way. And persons who think too much of themselves or want others to adore them cause very different problems in relationships.

Misconceptions about Narcissism Revisited

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Misconceptions about narcissism abound. There is a core to narcissism. But various traits in a narcissist’s character pose unique problems.

Aggressive Narcissist Characters

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It’s one thing to be so self-centered, entitled, and lacking in empathy that you wontonly use and abuse others. But it’s quite another thing to be so intent on dominating or controlling that you do anything to have the upper hand. That’s the big difference between most narcissists and the aggressive narcissist.