Monday, March 21, 2016

Where are you now?

It doesn't matter what kind of person you were in the past, or who you will become in the future. Cos' people change every day.

What really matters is who you are and what you are doing at this very moment.

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Narcissists could be your worst nightmare

When you're stuck with a narcissist with no way out, you're most likely doomed, especially when you inhibits such personality as mine that often avoids conflicts and keeps silent even when treated unfairly.

It also takes forever to recover from the psychological damage after prolonged exposure to an aggressive narcissist.


What is a narcissist?



Sam Vaknin provided some insights on the characteristics of narcissists, which I find pretty accurate judging from my own observation, as cited in Kreger (2011, October 19):

The narcissist actively solicits narcissistic supply--adulation, compliments, admiration, subservience, attention, and being feared--from others in order to sustain his fragile and dysfunctional ego. Thus, he constantly courts possible rejection, criticism, disagreement, and even mockery.  
The narcissist is, therefore, dependent on other people. (...)
 Being deprived of narcissistic supply is like being hollowed out, mentally disemboweled or watching oneself die. It is a cosmic evaporation, disintegrating into molecules of terrified anguish, helplessly and inexorably. It is disintegrating like the zombies or the vampires in horror movies. It is terrifying and the narcissist will do anything to avoid it.
According to Kreger (2011, October 19), narcissists' biggest fear is losing the narcissistic supply, and therefore would devalue or discard the "supply" from whom they cannot get the admiration or attention they crave, even under the circumstance that the "supply" has done no obvious wrong.

Narcissists may act overtly or covertly. The overt ones may publicly humiliate you because they are flashy and want all the attention; while the covert ones are very much two-faced and sneaky, draining you out without letting others know and risking their reputation.

Reference:
Kreger, R. (2011, October 19). What Borderlines and Narcissists Fear Most: Part A. Psychology Today. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-walking-eggshells/201110/what-borderlines-and-narcissists-fear-most-part
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