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Are they really a narcissist? Or are they just a wanker?

  So many people claim their ex or current partner is a narcissist or psychopath, but referring to the statistics, this is actually impossible. 🧐  Rigorous clinical and academic studies estimate that the clinical diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) affects only about 0.5-6.2% of the general population, with psychopathy estimated at around 1-1.2%. Studies show NPD is much higher among men (approx 7.7%) than women (4.8%) and is a lot higher in young adults aged 19-34 compared with the…

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7 signs you’re dating a sociopath

This week I was chatting to a friend about her recent relationship break up. As I was listening to her tell me about the abuse and manipulation she suffered, and how confused she was about it, and how despite how much of an arsehole he was to her she still wanted him to be ok, I realised we were talking about a sociopath.When you hear the term “sociopath” the movie Psycho might spring to mind, so let me unpack the…

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