Narcissistic tendencies or full-blown NPD?

(Psych2Go, 11/2/20) Here are 10 Things a Narcissist Would Say from the never ending collection of videos throwing the term around for those hurt by relationships with selfish people. It goes like this; Are you dealing with a narcissist right now? Narcissists are masters of sabotage, deceit, and emotional manipulation. While Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is very rare, a lot more people actually have narcissistic tendencies. That can make them just as dangerous to be around as someone with NPD. This is why so many of us, unfortunately, find ourselves falling for them and letting them into our lives without really knowing just how much trouble we’re getting into. Oftentimes, we don’t realize how horrible they really are until it’s too late.

So P2G has made this video to help learn how to spot a narcissist and save ourselve the emotional trauma. If this video sounds like someone you know but you're not sure if they are a narcissist, we've got you covered as well: Here's our previous video on the signs someone is a narcissist: youtu.be.com. 

• Writer: Chloe Avenasa
• Script Editor: Isadora Ho
• Script Manager: Kelly Soong
• VO: Amanda Silvera
• Animator: Deanca Rensyta Mihardja
• YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

References

• American Psychological Association (2013). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition. Washington, DC: APA Publishing. Perez, M. (2019).
• “The Language Narcissists Use to Manipulate and Traumatize Their Victims.” Journal of Traumatic Stress, 14 (2), 369-389. Carlson, E. N., Naumann, L. P., & Vazire, S. (2011).
• Getting to know a narcissist inside and out. The handbook of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder: Theoretical approaches, empirical findings, and treatments, 285-299. 
• Holtzman, N. S., Vazire, S., & Mehl, M. R. (2010). Sounds like a narcissist: Behavioral manifestations of narcissism in everyday life. Journal of Research in Personality, 44(4), 478-484.
• Edwards, J. R. (2010). “Sneaky Tools of Narcissistic Manipulation and How to Recognize Them.” Psychology Today, 29 (4); 311-320. Aslinger, E. N., Manuck, S. B., Pilkonis, P. A., Simms, L. J., & Wright, A. G. (2018).
• Narcissist or narcissistic? Evaluation of the latent structure of narcissistic personality disorder. Journal of abnormal psychology, 127(5), 496. Arabi, S. (2014).
• “Common Diversion Tactics of Highly Manipulative Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Psychopaths.” The British Journal of Psychiatry, 180 (4), 363-368.
• VIDEO: Why do results for narcissist's karma take so long?

6 Ways to Break the Trauma Bond After a Toxic Relationship

(Common Ego, July 23, 2020) Trauma bonding describes loyalty to a destructive and/or abusive person. And there are real neurochemical reasons why this happens. But there are also ways to help expedite the breaking of these bonds. In this video, we explore six ways to break the trauma bond.

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