by Harper West | Jul 11, 2019 | Narcissist, Other-Blamer, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
Book Review: “Disordered Minds: How Dangerous Personalities Are Destroying Democracy” By Ian Hughes (Zero Books, 2018) Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and Mao were not aberrations and America is not immune. This can happen any time a paranoid, sociopathic and...
by Harper West | Jun 23, 2019 | Narcissist, Other-Blamer
How to Talk to a Narcissist (Other-blamers) The first rule with Other-blamers is: Don’t talk to them if you don’t have to. Disconnect from the relationship physically if possible. If you must deal with a narcissist… Don’t start a conversation with a narcissist without...
by Harper West | Jun 22, 2019 | Other-Blamer
I was recently reminded of an incident involving a spider that provides instructive wisdom on how to spot a narcissist, or what I call an Other-blamer. (Names are changed to protect the guilty parties.) A number of years ago a friend, Patty, called to ask if her...
by Harper West | Jun 7, 2018 | Other-Blamer, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
Check out a very worthwhile read in The New Yorker on the amazing parallels in dysfunctional, narcissistic behavior between Donald Trump and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. The article is by Miranda Carter, who wrote a biography, “George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three...
by Harper West | May 2, 2018 | Other-Blamer
Currently, three convicted criminals are running in the 2018 congressional races as Republicans. Even in the era of Trump, I find this a shocking statement. These are alleged crimes, accusations or arrests, but actual convictions. This is proof that the Republican...
by Harper West | Apr 6, 2018 | Other-Blamer
The traits of narcissistic or abusive people can seem like a hodgepodge of unrelated behaviors. But if you understand the underlying problem — low self worth — these traits can begin to make more sense and it can be easier to spot them early in relationships. (So you...
