Most of the law lives in Latin, a dead language. The word “narcissism,” though, comes from the Greek word narkissos, which comes from narkē, meaning numbness. That is an apt origin for a trait that makes narcissists and their victims numb to most of the joys of life. Perhaps you married a narcissist, divorced, and now have to coparent with ...
Over the course of three weeks recently, a homicide trial presided over by infinitely patient judge Jennifer Dorow unfolded in front of the cameras in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The defendant (who also made the disastrous choice to represent himself) displayed so many traits of a narcissist, the trial videos are instructive for recognizing a narcissistic spouse. The first step is ...
For many reasons, amateur psychology is prominent these days. Armchair practitioners feel comfortable assigning diagnoses to public figures, politicians, and celebrities. A common term tossed around these days is narcissist, which has a clinical definition but is casually used to describe a self-absorbed adult. Divorcing a narcissist can be wearing on the spouse. Find some relief with these tips. Narcissism ...