Wednesday, 17 January 2024

7 Signs of a Conversational Narcissist

A conversational narcissist will show a consistent pattern of the following behaviors:

1. Interrupts frequently. Will not let you finish your sentence or point.  

2.  Dominates the conversation. 

3. Sidelines your story and share their own story while making it look bigger, better, or worse than what you're narrating.

4. Mostly focus the conversation on their own life experiences no matter how petty or insignificant those experiences are.

5. Has poor listening skills. Will come to their own conclusion of what you say without listening to you completely.

6. Shows no curiosity when others speak. Mostly not interested in asking questions to understand the other person. 

7. Body language is a good indicator. Will show disinterest, contempt, or roll eyes when others speak but light up when speaking. 







Tuesday, 9 January 2024

When psychopaths and narcissists are parents

We often hear or speak highly about parental love - the most purest and unconditional form of love. 

However, this is not the case with all parents. 

One quote says that 'God cannot be everywhere that's why He created mothers'.

But what if the mother or the father are working for the devil? 

Following are some cases: 

1.The mother, an expert in AI ethics and the CEO of a startup kills her son. 

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/who-is-suchana-seth-mindful-ai-lab-ceo-woman-ceo-kills-son-in-goa-what-police-said-about-bengalurus-killer-mom-and-chilling-murder/articleshow/106661615.cms

2. This dentist throws her daughter off the balcony. 

https://www.ndtv.com/bangalore-news/on-cctv-bengaluru-woman-throws-her-4-year-old-from-4th-floor-girl-dies-3227553

3. Father kills daughter to make his wife suffer. 

https://www.timesnownews.com/hyderabad/hyderabad-father-arrested-for-killing-8-year-old-daughter-to-make-his-wife-suffer-article-102869208

4. Father kills daughter for spending excessive time on her cell phone. 

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2023/aug/28/man-kills-daughter-for-spending-time-on-phone-in-karnatakas-kolar-2609339.html

Similar stories that made international headlines:

1. Man kills pregnant wife and daughters to make way for a new love interest. 

 https://www.foxnews.com/us/christopher-watts-drove-45-minutes-with-dead-wife-2-daughters-before-smothering-them-with-favorite-blanket-dumping-bodies-in-oil-tank-familys-attorney-says

2. Mother kills two kids after the judge orders them to spend Christmas with father. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-children-allegedly-slain-mother-day-ve-dad-court-records-show-rcna131937

3. Father lined up 3 sons and executed them with a rifle. 

https://www.fox19.com/2023/06/16/dad-lined-sons-up-executed-them-with-rifle-prosecutor-says/

These cases are not remote or uncommon. With easy access to world media, we will find such cases in almost every country happening daily. We need to become aware of the harsh realities of people with a psychopathic or narcissistic personality. 

Mental health is not limited to depression or anxiety. Some people suffer from personality disorders and are quite capable of doing the most unimaginable cruel things to those around them. 

Life becomes a living hell for children with such parent(s). Either the children are killed or tortured physically, psychologically, financially, or sexually. The trauma that these children suffer is lifelong. 

Do not expect psychopathic or narcissistic parents to get better over time, they get worse.

This article is not to demean good parents but to build awareness of the dangerous ones. There are a lot of parents who love their children and will do everything in their capacity to nurture, protect, and guide their children in the right direction. 

But...

1. DO NOT assume that ALL parents are the same. 

2. DO NOT assume that ALL parents have their child's best interest at heart no matter what they say or portray to the world. 

3. DO NOT assume that people (whether parents or not) with degrees from renowned institutes or holding high positions have a healthy character. 

4. DO NOT assume that all parents who kill their children are depressed or lack financial resources. Some are straight-up psychopathic. 

5. DO NOT assume that parents abusing their children is part of healthy disciplining. 


Rescue the child(ren) before it's too late.