Shahida Arabi
Graduate of Columbia and Harvard
Bestselling Author
Published Researcher
Shahida Arabi is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard University. She is a published researcher on narcissism and the bestselling author of Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare: How to Devalue and Discard the Narcissist While Supplying Yourself, featured as a #1 Amazon Bestseller for 16 consecutive months after its release, and Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse, featured as a #1 Amazon Bestseller in Applied Psychology. Her latest book, The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People, is available in all major bookstores and has been translated into 12 languages.
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Table of Contents
Articles by
Shahida Arabi
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5 Toxic Things Narcissists Say About Their Exes and What They REALLY Mean
Narcissistic and psychopathic individuals misuse common phrases to gaslight others. They will usually depict their exes in a distorted way to manipulate their new targets and often use their new targets to retraumatize their exes.
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4 Types of People Narcissists Are Repelled By — And How to Become One of Them
There are four types of people most narcissists and psychopaths tend to stay away from. Learn these four types to better protect yourself if you sense you are in the presence of a potentially toxic person.
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11 Key Things High-Value Men Do Differently From Narcissists
Dating a high-value and high-quality man is drastically different from dating a narcissist (and narcissists can be male or female).
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5 Shocking Behaviors People Mistake For Narcissism But Actually Aren’t
1. Selfie-taking on its own. Researchers discovered something interesting about selfie-taking: while it was significantly associated with narcissism scores in men, it was generally not associated with narcissism scores in women contrary to what might be normally assumed.
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Three REAL Reasons Narcissists Break Up With You
It’s time to understand the real reasons why narcissists break up with you.
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Do Narcissists Provoke Jealousy On Purpose? Research Says Yes
It’s been long said that narcissists love creating love triangles and provoking jealousy in their partners – thousands of partners of narcissistic and psychopathic individuals have shared their experiences on this phenomenon.
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Best Narcissism And Gaslighting Movies, TV Shows, And Books That’ll Blow Your Mind
Narcissism goes beyond just self-absorption and vanity: it can escalate into cruelty, vindictive obsession, long-lasting deception, and covert sabotage.
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6 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because You’re a Complex Trauma Survivor
While PTSD occurs from a single traumatic event, Complex PTSD is caused by a series of repeated, prolonged traumas usually originating in childhood and continuing into adulthood.
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How Narcissists Cause Imposter Syndrome In Their Partners and Family Members
What is Imposter Syndrome? People who struggle with Imposter Syndrome feel like they are undeserving of the recognition and accomplishments they have garnered.
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Is It Codependency Or Trauma Bonding? How To Tell The Difference
While trauma bonds can contain elements of codependency, not all people who are trauma bonded are codependents. There are important differences between trauma bonds and codependency.
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How To Break Up With Someone Toxic/Narcissistic Safely – And Never Look Back
Breaking up with a toxic person, narcissist, or psychopath is not easy, especially if you are in an abusive relationship with them. Leaving can be one of the most dangerous times for domestic violence victims.
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Avoidant Attachment Or Narcissism? Here’s How To Tell
Attachment Styles and Avoidant Attachment: Childhood and Adulthood Based on the experiment “The Strange Situation,” psychologist Mary Ainsworth as well as researchers Solomon and Main identified four main attachment styles in children.