by Mariette | Oct 14, 2019 | Narcissism
Familiar feelings die hard. And I only realized how much fear and hope had settled into my system when I was about to return to a familiar setting. My mother is a nasty piece of work – she suffers from a Narcissistic Personality Disorder and it is has been very...
by Mariette | Oct 7, 2019 | Relationships
Relationships are connections between unique and individual people. Each with their own history, mental and emotional space, preferences, ideas and ideals. When people get close to each other, it can be challenging to accept each other’s traits. Some might get...
by Mariette | Oct 5, 2019 | Relationships
Nora was in a loving relationship. She knew her husband Peter genuinely loved her and she was besotted with him. It wasn’t the feeling aspect of her relationship that bothered her. But what kept her awake at night was a returning issue about his love for Liverpool FC....
by Mariette | Sep 30, 2019 | Narcissism, Tips
Narcissists are great communicators when it comes to defending themselves. But they are pants when it comes to interactive, respectful and positive communication because that requires empathy, consideration of other viewpoints and possibly compromises. None of which...
by Mariette | Sep 29, 2019 | Imposter Syndrome
Is this you, the way you are thinking but would never share? ‘I am so different from who they think I am. If only they knew’ ‘I am scared of being found out, feeling a fraud and waking up worried about my pretence.’ You think like someone who is suffering...
