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C**B
this book was helpful
Been dealing with a person who has NPD this book confirmed what type of person I have been dealing with for the last 4 months. It has helped me get a game plan on how to handle a person with NPD. Thank you
A**R
Well rounded view
Well rounded view if your trying to understand and evaluate someone you know or yourself. I will recommend this book for sure.
D**E
Good read
I liked this. I major in college for psychology with a focus in criminal psychology. Now I got a bachelors degree which in no way makes me the expert in anything but I still really enjoy reading about the mind. However much like college I don’t like spending hours on end reading about it it it’s very dense and difficult to care about. Per I major in college for psychology with a focus in criminal psychology. Now I got a bachelors degree which in no way makes me the expert in anything but I still really enjoy reading about the mind. However much like college I don’t like spending hours on end reading about it it’s very dense and difficult to care about.For me personally this was a good read on it was easy it was fast I didn’t get bogged down in details and there are interactive parts to this book. It’s not just read about this kind of nurses week about examples of an extreme narcissist or love with a narcissist it’s not just that it is an examination of your role in a narcissistic relationship and how to deal with it. I think that pretty much just sets it apart from all the books that I’ve read over my life and education I would recommend this if you just want a quick psychological book to read or if you like books that involve you because the checklist to me was just the most fun part .
A**R
Very helpful - great starting point and covers a lot of info in about an hour and a half read
Short and to the point, which is very helpful when you're dealing with a narcissist. Do you need information quickly and how you might be dealing with them is probably not the best way. Read this book before you decide to try to explain that they're a narcissist, or try to help them.
N**R
A must read — learn about your narcissist AND yourself!
This book is a must-read. Written with fairness — as in not demonizing anyone — this book will help you find your own inner narcissist as well as handle the one you bought the book to analyze. I HIGHLY recommend you, the reader, take both tests in the book. The insight you will gain when comparing yourself to your possibly unhealthy narcissist will be hugely helpful. Interestingly, I found the first test challenging to take (it's a standardized test) because it was too "this or that" and I live in a bit more the gray zone. Theresa Jackson modified the test to take a second time — I found that I, myself, am quite narcissistic! (Gee, no wonder the things my partner says rings true.) Turns out, however, narcissism can have its benefits. If you don't stick around with your current narcissist, take away some new insight for yourself for your next relationship. Perhaps learn a little about what makes you tick in your career, too, if you're insightful. (This book is NOT meant for this purpose, depends on how much you'd like to take away for yourself in addition to deciding if you want to accommodate your "malignant" or "toxic" narcissist for whatever reasons you may have. Wishing you a healthy future — this book is a great start. The author is a clinician and researcher, and the book is extremely well documented, but she writes perfectly for the lay person in need of guidance.
J**A
Great read, not bogged down by jargon, better understanding of people by the end!
I really enjoyed reading this book! It's written in a way that reads easily, while still discussing psychological terms, so a person doesn't get lost in a bunch of jargon. It also is one of those rare books that can thoroughly explain how a narcissist thinks, what motivates them and how to classify someone as a narcissist, all without demonizing narcissists. Reading this book answered a lot of questions for me that the narcissists in my life never gave me.There are three sections of the book (because there is a lot to cover, and this way covers it all in a linear fashion): how to classify someone as a narcissist, accounts of narcissists and how to deal with narcissists. I've seen some critical reviews on here that state the advice given in this book on how to deal with a narcissist is common knowledge, but some of it wasn't common knowledge to me at all. (I won't spoil it for you by telling you what the advice was, but I will say it helped.) I really feel as though I have new tools in my arsenal and a greater sense of understanding, and it's very possible that it will be the same for you. So, I strongly recommend giving it a read. Even if you're one of the people who end up reviewing it and say you learned nothing, it's still a good read!
M**1
Close relations on the other hand are very much aware of the narcissistic personality disorder of their loved one but many times shield the individual hoping that ...
Narcissistic Behavior is so prevalent out there that it is difficult to identify when it has reached the level of an (extreme) "Personality Disorder".In my own personal experience it takes an extremely harmful action perpetrated by a Narcissist before the flags are raised by "peripheral" friends and/or innocent bystanders.Close relations on the other hand are very much aware of the narcissistic personality disorder of their loved one but many times shield the individual hoping that this behavior is only temporary and that it will soon disappear.Ms.Jackson books succinctly but systematically classifies and analyzes the different types of aberrant behavior that Narcissists may exhibit. This is a very helpful tool to protect somebody from being victimized by such a behavior.Loving partners especially may easily and unknowingly become enablers of such behaviors.Ms.Jackson's advises that there are circumstances in which the only good alternative is to altogether leave the relationship behind.This is a sobering prospect for anyone who is experiencing such a painful relationship.The book is about "Handling Narcissists", since mot of us suffer from mild to extreme Narcissism I hope that this book may also prove useful to self-diagnose and and self-improve that aspect in our personality.
A**E
Excelente libro
Me ayudó a entender muchas conductas, y sobre me ayudó en su momento a llevar la situación de la mejor manera posible para ambos.
P**T
Good overview on Narcissism
Some great guidance but I would have appreciated more detail on how to deal with a Narcissist with some examples.
C**Y
Bad book
This book is cheaply made. Spelling mistakes. Questionaires filled out. Prices reflects value. Should have been free.
C**R
No really what I expected...
As I have a narcissist in my family who causes all kinds of grief and chaos, I thought reading this book might help me. It is a typical 'self help' book that goes through stories of different narcissistic types but for me, offers no solutions of ways forward. It seems that you can't change narcissists and have to kind of humour them and accept them or just stay away from them. Nothing particularly insightful then, a disappointing book for me.
W**C
Fantastic Insight
I give this book 5* because it gives fantastic insight to how narcissists operate on different levels.The book also has many various examples - a few which I can relate to - that shows how to deal with the narcissist.The book also points out different levels of abuse, which many readers will more than likely compare themselves to & have their own eyes opened to the relationships & friendships they are already involved in.Such a great read & highly recommended.
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