![]() ![]() Envy: A narcissist may secure a sense of superiority in the face of another person’s ability by using contempt to minimize the other person.ĥ. Arrogance: A narcissist who is feeling deflated may reinflate by diminishing, debasing, or degrading somebody else.Ĥ. ![]() They also use projection to dump shame onto others.ģ. Magical thinking: Narcissists see themselves as perfect using distortion and illusion known as magical thinking. ![]() Shamelessness: Shame is the feeling that lurks beneath all unhealthy narcissism, and the inability to process shame in healthy ways.Ģ. Learning to identify the games narcissists play can help parents to minimize the emotional abuse children suffer at the hands of a narcissistic parent.” The “Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism:” These behaviors on the part of a narcissistic parent can wreak havoc on a child emotionally:ġ. Coping with a narcissistic parent makes a stressful situation even more difficult. It may seem excessive or restraining but in the long run…written agreements will often be easier than constantly renegotiating with an unreliable and emotionally abusive former spouse.ĭivorce is never easy on children. The children soon learn that what they want is not important when with the narcissistic parent.” Children may miss out on birthday parties, sporting events or other activities important to them in order to accommodate the narcissistic parent’s wishes. They may make promises to the children in order to gain compliance from the child, then refuse to honor the promises. Narcissistic parents do not respect their children’s desires. Narcissists will ask their children to lie for them, keep secrets and to spy on the other parent. This leaves the children feeling confused and unsure of their own reality and judgment. Often, narcissists will sacrifice their children’s well-being in an attempt to save face. They will lie to their children and distort reality the same as they do to everyone else. This worldview also applies to their children…During and after divorce, a narcissist’s emotional abuse of their children may seem more direct or blatant. “Narcissists will use people in whatever way is necessary to get what they want. ![]() Here’s an excerpt from an article by Paula Lovgren that addresses how narcissists abuse children during and after divorce: ![]()
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