“People with NPD have a strong need, in every area of their life, to be treated as if they’re special. To those with NPD, other people are simply mirrors, useful only insofar as they reflect back the special view of… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share Image
“pathological narcissists can lose touch with reality in subtle ways that become extremely dangerous over time. When they can’t let go of their need to be admired or recognized, they have to bend or invent a reality in which they… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share Image
“In Donald Trump, we have a frightening Venn diagram consisting of three circles: the first is extreme present hedonism; the second, narcissism; and the… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“Even those with less-severe Other-blaming traits end up damaging relationships because they lack an ability to attend or respond to their partner’s emotions with… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“Other-blamers instinctively seek out those willing to be controlled, manipulated, or intimidated. This sets up relationships with submissive people who will not challenge, correct,… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“People with NPD have a strong need, in every area of their life, to be treated as if they’re special. To those with NPD,… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“And empathy? Even Trump’s former mentor, the notorious Roy Cohn, lawyer for gangsters and Joseph McCarthy, said that when it came to his feelings… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“one way in which severe sociopaths do have a certain, frightening type of empathy. It is the empathy of the predator. A tiger stalking… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“to have poor shame tolerance. They learned in childhood to manage feelings of inadequacy by adopting unhealthy coping mechanisms to forestall or avoid shaming… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“Other-blamers and abusers lie so frequently that their partners often do not know what to believe. How can a relationship of any kind withstand… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“In his constant attempts to redefine the truth against the wrongdoings he has enacted, Donald Trump behaves like an aggressive perpetrator who fundamentally has… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“We have learned through research on trauma survivors that early events that stimulate our fight-or-flight response have long-lasting effects. It usually directs us to… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“In that regard, one final clarification is in order. Trump is now the most powerful head of state in the world, and one of… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“The human brain can protect us from seeing and feeling what it believes may be too uncomfortable for us to tolerate. It can lead… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“In neurochemical terms, when he feels threatened or thwarted, Trump moves into a fight-or-flight state. His amygdala is triggered, his hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activates, and… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“As children, Other-blamers were likely exposed to developmental or attachment trauma, such as abusive, shaming, rejecting, or neglectful parenting. Parents who are substance abusers… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
“Impulsive, sensation-seeking, and incapable of experiencing empathy or guilt, a narcissistic psychopath treats other people as objects of need fulfillment and wish fulfillment. This… — Bandy X Lee Copy Share
