
Part 3 of The Narcissist’s Dictionary: What They Say vs What They Actually Mean
The Dictionary Continues By now, our imaginary Narcissist’s Dictionary has become quite a substantial little publication. In Part 1, we looked at some of the

The Dictionary Continues By now, our imaginary Narcissist’s Dictionary has become quite a substantial little publication. In Part 1, we looked at some of the

A quick recap before we continue In Part 1, we opened the rather unofficial Narcissist’s Dictionary and started translating some of those wonderfully confusing phrases

There are certain conversations in life that leave you feeling as though you have accidentally walked into a meeting for which nobody bothered to send

The moment you realise the atmosphere has changed There are certain people who can walk into a room and change the atmosphere without saying very

People often talk about learning life’s greatest lessons from wise grandparents, inspiring teachers or well-thumbed books. I seem to have learnt a surprising number of

There are some days when life feels heavier than usual, although nothing obvious has happened. The washing still needs folding, emails continue arriving, supper has

There are moments in life that are so absurd you can’t help but laugh at yourself afterwards, although that laughter usually arrives a little later

There are evenings when the washing up has been done, the house has finally gone quiet and I make myself one last cup of tea

Sometimes the busiest part of life is our own mind There have been seasons in my life when the world around me appeared perfectly ordinary,

Not long ago, someone asked me a perfectly ordinary question. “Why don’t you ever…?” I honestly can’t remember how the sentence ended. It might have