“NARCISSISTS ARE PEOPLE WHO never learned to make it on their own. Except for their fantasies of perfection, envy of others who have what they lack, and unacknowledged fears of humiliation, they are empty on the inside. They have no real Self to bring to a relationship with another person, but they desperately need someone …
There are 2 main areas of concentration when looking at the root cause for NPD, these are Social Conditioning and Parenting. Social Conditioning The modern media (through film, magazines, newspapers, television programmes etc.) bombards us with information on how we should aspire to achieve bigger and greater things in a world where celebrity status is …
The simple answer is it’s whatever the Narcissist wants it to be. In essence whatever mask they can use to hide the insecure and damaged part of themselves to obtain the narcissistic supplies they need to support an inflated view of themselves. The more complex answer is that the false Self is a protection mechanism …
Sigmund Freud saw “primary narcissism” as an “auto-erotic” stage of self-love that babies go through in their first year of life. During this stage they are focused only on themselves and their own needs. “Secondary narcissism” follows this period where the child is not yet able to determine that the primary caregiver (usually the mother) …
What is the criterion for NPD? Not everyone who has narcissistic tendencies has NPD. It is not easy for an ordinary person to tell the difference between someone who has strong narcissistic traits and a person with full blown NPD. It is a condition that can only be diagnosed by a mental health professional and …
What is healthy narcissism? In its healthiest form narcissism is a confident attitude in yourself where you are aware of and accept your strengths and weaknesses. These make up your good traits and your bad traits. You have a realistic view of yourself and are driven to achieve success or a position in life that …
In Greek mythology Echo was a wood nymph who loved a youth by the name of Narcissus. He was a beautiful creature loved by many but Narcissus loved no one. He enjoyed attention, praise and envy. In Narcissus’ eyes nobody matched him and as such he considered none were worthy of him. Echo’s passion for …
RTL News After a busy January, Right to Love has been taking a bit of a breather from writing in February. We have instead been working on growing our volunteer base and collaboration efforts. It seems to be a slow month in wider news too. We look forward to bringing you more content next month. …
RTL News This month we have begun our Every Second Counts campaign and focused on the question What is not “good-enough” parenting. Right to Love also reviewed the Family Justice Council’s guidelines on “alienating behaviours“. We are also making a call to action, asking parents and family members to write to their MP to reject …
In December 2024 the Family Justice Council released it’s guidelines on “alienating behaviours”1. It is great that the guidelines accept that the dynamic in which one parent psychologically controls/manipulates their child to reject a parent exists. Any Psychologist who has experience of working with families who are trained and are knowledgeable in personality disorders, attachment, …
