I recently watched a new documentary entitled Narcissist’s Playbook: Empathy Not Included. While the arc of the documentary was informative, both times I watched it, I found myself questioning whether the people portrayed were actual narcissists. I wonder: What happens when we use narcissism as the explanation for abuse? And what is the difference betweenContinue reading “Not All Narcissists: Differentiating Between Abuse and Narcissism”
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How Strange
The young lad bellies down, ink in hand. He writes of pregnancy, a father’s knotting mistakes, and trees bent to make way for man-made things. He writes of pulling on the pocket of a peaked lapel. And muddling wool with tobacco-stained fingertips. He writes of the pain in growing— still longing for a cold hardContinue reading “How Strange”
A SWAN IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING: My Review of “The Deep End”
Across the globe, black swans have been used metaphorically to connote various meanings in folklore, often reflecting unique cultural differences. They have been symbolic in representing high levels of personal power, expressing rarity, representing hidden evils, hiding true identities, and engendering surprise. In 2001, Nassim Nicholas Taleb developed The Black Swan Theory. Taleb’s theory canContinue reading “A SWAN IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING: My Review of “The Deep End””
