After embarking on a soul-searching road trip following his disappointing defeat at the hands of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke has finally come to his decision about ascending to the highest office in the land: He’s “in.” The only question is, are you? “I am running to serve you as the next president,” Beto tweeted Thursday morning. “The challenges we face are the greatest in living memory. No one person can meet them on their own. Only this country can do that, and only if we build a movement that includes all of us. Say you’re in: BetoORourke.com.” The tweet also presents Beto’s announcement video, which features the failed…
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Codependent Responses to Dysfunctional Family Problems
Codependents respond in certain ways to their dysfunctional family problems. These responses affect their lives negatively. Learn about what these responses are to better understand the dynamics of codependent relationships.. source
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Jewish Responses to the Outside World
The accomodationist approach taken by many Jews in responding to the world around them can also be viewed as a way of integration. An individual does not have to approach faith and reason as an either or approach. The individual takes the knowledge claims of outside sources seriously but allows for the validity of human thought to engage him or her. For the integrationist, Divine revelation need not be in conflict with human understanding. But when human understanding appears to conflict with a traditional understanding of religious tradition, the integrationist allows for rational truth to alter the literal meaning of religious texts. The integrationist allows for the supremacy of the…
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Grandiose and vulnerable narcissists have different responses to infidelity
Narcissistic people tend to respond differently to infidelity depending on whether they’re grandiose or vulnerable narcissists, according to new research published in theJournal of Social and Personal Relationships. Vulnerable narcissism is marked by excessive self-absorption, introversion and insecurity, while grandiose narcissism is characterized by an exaggerated sense of superiority, extroversion, and domineering behavior. “My collaborators and I have been interested in studying what motivates narcissists’ destructive behavior in their romantic relationships. Some of our prior work has suggested that narcissists are more likely to intentionally induce jealousy in their romantic partners as a relational strategy, but what motivates this strategy depends on the type of narcissist,” said study author Gregory…
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7 Steps to Changing Your Narcissistic Responses
Source: YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock The common “wisdom” is that narcissists do not want to change. When I tell people that I work with a number of clients who have Narcissistic Personality Disorder, they say, “Why? They aren’t really interested in psychotherapy.” The truth is that while many narcissists are not ready to do psychotherapy because they find it too painful to take a close look at themselves, some people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder actually do want to change. I know this, because the more motivated ones stay in therapy. It is not easy for them to admit their flaws, deal with their underlying shame, and do the hard work necessary to create a healthier way…
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Narcissist’s Routines
Everything you Need to Know about Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Abuse – click on this link: http://www.narcissistic-abuse.com/faq1.html The behaviour of the narcissist is regulated by a series of routines developed by rote learning and by repetitive patterns of experience. The narcissist finds change extremely distasteful and unsettling. He is a creature of habit. The function of these routines is to reduce his anxiety by transforming a hostile and arbitrary world into a hospitable and manageable one. Granted, many narcissists are unstable – they often change jobs, apartments, spouses, and vocations. But even these changes are predictable. The narcissistic personality is disorganized – but also rigid. The narcissist finds solace in certainty,…