Category Archives: Lying and Deception

Narcissists Can Believe Their Own Fictions

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Narcissists lie not only to others but also to themselves. They lie so freely and egregiously they can start believing their fictions and become delusional.

Understanding Manipulation Tactics

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Covert aggressors use manipulation tactics to get their way. They fight in subtle and underhanded ways. And they know how to look good without being good.

Manipulative Narcissists Feel Entitled

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Manipulative narcissists are covert-aggressors who use various, subtle tactics to charm, disarm, and otherwise take advantage. Playing on your emotions, many find the game of getting the better of you amusing and satisfying. They enjoy “toying” with you.

Delusional Grandiosity and Narcissism

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These days we have all kinds of ways to explain people’s dysfunction. And while there are indeed times when a perfectly healthy person’s biochemistry suddenly and for no apparent reason goes kaflooey, and cases where unpredictable tragedy so traumatizes that it temporarily impairs even the most well-adjusted person, more often, a person’s character not only predisposes the problems they experience in life but also exacerbates those problems when they occur.

Grandiosity and the Heart of Narcissism

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At the heart of narcissism of the grandiose type lies a lack of reverence. Reverence for what? Anything or anyone other (or “bigger”) than self.  Grandiose narcissists find nothing outside of themselves worth revering, so they have trouble having empathy.

Character Matters Now More Than Ever

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Character matters more than ever in our age of widespread narcissism – a culture of entitlement, relativism, and permissiveness that has kept too many from outgrowing their infantile egocentricity and developing the character necessary to be socially responsible.

How Manipulators Vilify the Real Victim

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Manipulative abusers are good at casting themselves as victims and vilifying the true victim. And they can make you wonder if they don’t really see things that way. But their tactics are just another way to avoid responsibility and take advantage of you.

Manipulators Minimize and Trivialize Misdeeds

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You know that when someone continues tries to trivialize matters, they’re not taking seriously the problems they need to correct.