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INarcissism 101 — A Primer for Novice Narcopath Slayers

Every person on the planet needs to learn these basic facts about the narcissism epidemic!

Prajinta Pesqueda
10 min readJun 1, 2024
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Are you flummoxed by all the hype about narcissists? Do you aspire to be like Buffy the Vampire Slayer — recognizing the undead and dispatching them to their destiny? Unlike Buffy, our weapon is not a stake.

Our weapon is the truth and the reality it lives in. We want to identify them so we can resist, escape, and send them floating off to NeverNever Land where they will never never become real.

Let’s take a little trip around NPD town and see what this is all about.

Narcissism is a Sickness of the Mind

Those who are diagnosed with NPD (narcissistic personality disorder) suffer from a mental health perspective. Narcissism is classified as a personality disorder according to the DSMV-5 edition which is the gold standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States

The narcissist’s inability to receive any criticism, their complete lack of accountability, a tendency to deflect and project, denial, and delusional/magical thinking makes the success rate of treatment about zero. They gaslight themselves into…

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Prajinta Pesqueda
Prajinta Pesqueda

Written by Prajinta Pesqueda

Educator, aspiring humanist, composer of words. Survivor, warrior, healer, believer. Contact me at Narc2Thrive@gmail.com

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