Playing mind games with a narcissist

Video Game Videos are often unprofessional short segments of either a PC gamers or Console gamers experiences. Usually the videos will have heavy metal, rap, or some random song to accompany the action as the player often PWNS! or dominates his/her opponents. This is mostly seen in games of PvP (Player versus Player) as people showcase their talents to the masses on the big screen. So what makes watching someone else play Halo, World of Warcraft, or the countless other video games out there fun and addicting? The same reason people watch Flava Flav, I Love New York, Rock of Love, A shot at love with Telia Tequila, Real World, etc,; the realism. These videos are raw, mostly uncensored, limited editing, and something we all can relate to as people and as fellow video game players. We might not know what it feels like to get seven head shots in a row and teabag everyone, but we can understand how awesome it must be in the moment.Segments such as the popular King of Kong movie on G4TV … [Read more...] about Video Game Videos Are Reality TV For Gamers

Sure, you're reasonable and try your best to be kind to others. But unfortunately, talking sense into some people is like beating your head into a brick wall repeatedly. The bullying personality shows up just anywhere-- at home, in the workplace, in your circle of friends.There's no point in trying to initiate a mature compromise with someone who behaves in a near-deluded manner. Why would someone be so manipulative and self-protective? Don't they know how much they hurt others? The answer is: there is no answer, and it isn't your problem. If you can't physically remove yourself from someone who tries to control you and others, you can do the next best thing - learn to cope. Here are some Bully Prototypes and how to deal with each of them.1. Your Boss the Bully.Unfortunately, people in power positions often have issues. The Classic Bully Boss displays micro-managing tendencies, is self-absorbed, controlling, and narcissistic. He will lie through his teeth and try to put the blame on … [Read more...] about How to Effectively Deal With the Bully in Your Life

Narcissists have an exaggerated image of themselves and require constant feedback to justify their perceived omnipotence. They refuse to accept blame, will manipulate people and events for their own self-serving purposes, and react with rage when their omnipotence is questioned or threatened. It is estimated that less than one percent of the population suffers from narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). Most narcissists, about 75 percent, are men. With a world population of approximately 6.5 billion people, about 16,250,000 narcissists are female. I had the unpleasant experience of working for one of them. I found it hard to reconcile in my mind how this woman could be gregarious and personable outside the office and be indifferent, demanding, and hard to please when not surrounded by an adoring and fawning audience until I discovered the definition of NPD about a year ago.A narcissist requires excessive admiration and will place themselves in a position to receive it. Narcissists … [Read more...] about My Experience With a Narcissistic Boss

If you have a child, it's almost guaranteed that they play mobile, PC or video games at home or at school. You'll have noticed that today's games go far beyond the Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunts of years past, and not just in how impressive the graphics are: Developers have gotten super creative at sneaking in educational lessons where kids would least expect them. And one of the best ways to learn is when you're having fun.Check out our list of mobile apps, PC and video games that can educate and entertain your kids. Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego?What your kids will learn: Capitals of countries, the locations of historic events and other geographical facts.Everyone's favorite jet-setting reformed VILE operative recently made a comeback after 30 years, stirring the hearts of '90s kids everywhere. Google Earth and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt released three new Carmen Sandiego games this year -- The Crown Jewels Caper, The Tutankhamun's Mask Caper and The Keys to the … [Read more...] about 15 video games that won’t rot your kids’ brains

We are all members of a few families in our lifetime: the one that we are born to and the one(s) that we create. We all transfer hurts, attitudes, fears, hopes and desires - a whole emotional baggage - from the former to the latter. The narcissist is no exception.The narcissist has a dichotomous view of humanity: humans are either Sources of Narcissistic Supply (and, then, idealised and over-valued) or do not fulfil this function (and, therefore, are valueless, devalued). The narcissist gets all the love that he needs from himself. From the outside he needs approval, affirmation, admiration, adoration, attention - in other words, externalised Ego boundary functions.He does not require - nor does he seek - his parents' or his siblings' love, or to be loved by his children. He casts them as the audience in the theatre of his inflated grandiosity. He wishes to impress them, shock them, threaten them, infuse them with awe, inspire them, attract their attention, subjugate them, or … [Read more...] about The Narcissist and His Family