Narcissism


Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
Why Is It Always About You?
It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Rethinking Narcissism: The Secret to Recognizing and Coping with Narcissists
Children of the Self-Absorbed: A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting over Narcissistic Parents
Psychopath Free: Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People
Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited
Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed
The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist: Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse
Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist
Trapped in the Mirror: Adult Children of Narcissists in Their Struggle for Self
The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement
The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family
"Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. GibsonSadie's Favorite by Sarah                    RoseInsecure in Love by Leslie Becker-PhelpsComplex PTSD by Pete Walker
CPTSD books
17 books — 8 voters

Nightbird by Shavaun ScottWhy Is It Always About You? by Sandy HotchkissToxic Parents by Susan ForwardMy Mother/My Self by Nancy FridayThe Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Workbook by Glenn R. Schiraldi
NPD
25 books — 3 voters


Michael Bassey Johnson
Stay away from lazy parasites, who perch on you just to satisfy their needs, they do not come to alleviate your burdens, hence, their mission is to distract, detract and extract, and make you live in abject poverty.
Michael Bassey Johnson

Sam Vaknin
Often the narcissist believes that other people are "faking it", leveraging emotional displays to achieve a goal. He is convinced that their ostensible "feelings" are grounded in ulterior, non-emotional motives. Faced with other people's genuine emotions, the narcissist becomes suspicious and embarrassed. He feels compelled to avoid emotion-tinged situations, or worse, experiences surges of almost uncontrollable aggression in the presence of expressed sentiments. They remind him how imperfect he ...more
Sam Vaknin, Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Revisited

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For anyone who has suffered emotionally at the hands of an abusive or narcissistic partner.
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