<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:14:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/narcissism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Realizations/ insights from being raised by a narcissistic psychopath - some mechanisms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still working it out. Because it was even worse than the following summaries/ memes, which mainly provide an introduction to the already very hurtful, damaging and traumatizing NARCISSISTIC part. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@woelfchen/realizations-insights-from-being-raised-by-a-narcissistic-psychopath-some-mechanisms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-122315/@woelfchen/realizations-insights-from-being-raised-by-a-narcissistic-psychopath-some-mechanisms</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122315]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[woelfchen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4YgZAUM46ACQ3i5QzuMavc8hu8KccBh7YPWzSYsJWEu924WF6PvGkJS2LtdsmkpvD6yshKjdQrMrXVdmnW4G2LQQ9cVHw9BpkNAJve8eMdkLcCbcBQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fine Line Between Sharing and Showing Off  [ENG-SPA]]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a bilingual publication, you can go directly to the SPANISH version by clicking HERE This is my post for #freewriters 2842 prompt "brag about it" hosted by @mariannewest It is not the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@manclar/the-fine-line-between-sharing-and-showing-off-engspa-jbg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@manclar/the-fine-line-between-sharing-and-showing-off-engspa-jbg</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[manclar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:51:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwjyAur4dVNeTxHen5jr7LEmadueCgLTxDbP65ovxXGBVM1Ud34fzKhFJocdMD6e1yDVjoqX7sM7cbc15iZSYKaCgrA5exnHyCmxW7q78WnJV1Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caring for the One Who Never Cared (Quite Right)]]></title><description><![CDATA[These days, everyone calls everyone a narcissist, and that should not make us forget that there are some really deranged people out there and some serious suffering. But living daily with someone on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/qurator/@arnoldjean/caring-for-the-one-who</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/qurator/@arnoldjean/caring-for-the-one-who</guid><category><![CDATA[qurator]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 15:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKabaf2rRAavg1BccJytdBUSkKWeD9d53rcQijfPrbdDB9pP368Fs3o4k6MBWueyNWwEXNit81UFnJaLgHtPpvSxe3pjHA1WUN2JGbQQYqbUnQdoyMqsHxK8iCbGdxSWsSP6stfKp5aoWQpBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thaurmandor: A Tale ( Fusion Poetry)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thaurmandor, brôn gîl, a dûr adh maer Thûr gîn barad, amarth gîn baur. I ‘wel dôr darth dîn na i nîdh, A i ndil a lîn na i faer nîn. Lîn eneth síla na i ‘waew nîn, Drî dhur i ‘rîth, a i ‘lir gîn thî.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@weone/thaurmandor-a-tale--fusion-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161465/@weone/thaurmandor-a-tale--fusion-poetry</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161465]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[weone]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 04:38:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VvR5hk9bbW3dQmxXNYnbQRQqdhVUMXncotRmKQzRunYT12bXfyidzVh5mfupC5Ri3P7GSB1c9XQwxokVKDKX1F7J9iYJu1FaAo5t7EZxtBaPg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long live emperor Commodus]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dimly lit room in the imperial palace, a night like any other night. Commodus sits on his throne, draped in a lion skin cloak, a wooden club resting beside him. 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They repeat their delusions so often that fiction becomes reality.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vrilwave/morning-thoughts-never-sympathize-with</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@vrilwave/morning-thoughts-never-sympathize-with</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vrilwave]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 07:12:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dy5sMASMFHj7UH8zBxjjCSyawA4YyouXr6r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Narcissists Cause Misery: Breaking Free from Their Toxic Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a result of their conduct, these nefarious individuals are causing an exceptionally high number of people to experience an excessive level of misery. 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Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist" by accident, after already rejecting two other books on a flight.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@honeydue/book-review-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180164/@honeydue/book-review-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180164]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeydue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:17:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfdNB13CNFQaot5MkYGo78HELV51GLL3FfRQxNDBFGGSBKB8JfQkzg2SWyTJWMPW83TrMSw1cBf7zy6y5KyMnvyCVj2MdydD5F2sbSgvtLN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Boss is a Bully]]></title><description><![CDATA[I always love an opportunity to rant! Let me tell you what my narcissistic boss did to me the other day. 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I say this as somebody]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/youre-so-special</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/youre-so-special</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 10:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6hekKmZ8RZVeqhVvrXitCeYgSvLtJEFNwS8kw1frot3tbDs79aQ46J12eGQxPovaszbs9bmHyU32WKtpy7BQy2j2Ek9KyiXUNS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ In your therapeutic alliance, what are your core issues, your repertoire of feelings?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two words: attachment wounding. We could also call it relational trauma, or complex post traumatic stress disorder. We could even call it borderline personality disorder, the high functioning variety.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/therapy/@wiser/in-your-therapeutic-alliance-what-are-your-core-issues-your-repertoire-of-feelings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/therapy/@wiser/in-your-therapeutic-alliance-what-are-your-core-issues-your-repertoire-of-feelings</guid><category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wiser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Does your family of origin reinforce your cognitive distortions, or your negative feelings about yourself? Maybe, in therapy, feeling so much better.. and yet, just an afternoon or two, setting you back..]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes it does, which is where I have gotten the sense that no matter how much work I do on myself I can never truly escape. It’s why as hard as it was I had to let them go. The entire family system reinforced]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/therapy/@wiser/does-your-family-of-origin-reinforce-your-cognitive-distortions-or-your-negative-feelings-about-yourself-maybe-in-therapy-feelin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/therapy/@wiser/does-your-family-of-origin-reinforce-your-cognitive-distortions-or-your-negative-feelings-about-yourself-maybe-in-therapy-feelin</guid><category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wiser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Are your parents remarkably, even blissfully unaware? In therapy, this topic, a common discussion.. still, how best, tamping down your emotions, with an elderly parent? What does your therapist advise, in cases such as this?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I told my father once that I was in therapy, and even a little bit about it. My mother was the one who initially turned me off to therapy. Starting about the time I turned fifteen, she would at regular]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/therapy/@wiser/are-your-parents-remarkably-even-blissfully-unaware-in-therapy-this-topic-a-common-discussion-still-how-best-tamping-down-your</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/therapy/@wiser/are-your-parents-remarkably-even-blissfully-unaware-in-therapy-this-topic-a-common-discussion-still-how-best-tamping-down-your</guid><category><![CDATA[therapy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wiser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 13:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ If narcissistic people project and blame others on issues, would Biden be considered narcissistic if he blames his issues on Trump?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think it’s a different ball of wax when we’re dealing with public figures because there’s always a certain amount of image management considerations that go into whatever they say publicly. Also, since]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/abuse/@wiser/if-narcissistic-people-project-and-blame-others-on-issues-would-biden-be-considered-narcissistic-if-he-blames-his-issues-on-trum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/abuse/@wiser/if-narcissistic-people-project-and-blame-others-on-issues-would-biden-be-considered-narcissistic-if-he-blames-his-issues-on-trum</guid><category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[wiser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The self-titled king (ESP-ENG)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luis, un individuo egocéntrico y presumido se llamaba a sí mismo rey. Desde muy joven, se convenció que era increíblemente inteligente y talentoso en todo. —Yo soy muy, muy inteligente. No te imaginas]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@estilodereba/the-self-titled-king-esp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@estilodereba/the-self-titled-king-esp</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[estilodereba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 19:28:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMcm9UJXZFc4FvMtk6wyeADwrKA7Tif5Lb2BvyxDz5wBDJeTtJRg9mRxobQ6xvF4Ny81KWRLyBZCWWTTAzQKA5vvz6Q6qU8whx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triggered Ain't Knocked Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had a bit of a "triggering" conversation yesterday. For all the absurdity of that word, it's what it was. Basically, I felt someone was trying to create a sort of power game around me. 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