Shahida Arabi

These pathological individuals walk among us every day in their false masks, often unseen and unnoticed because of how eerily normal they are.

Contrary to popular opinion, asking for help does not make you helpless or powerless.

It’s important in any kind of relationship that we learn to identify the red flags when interacting with people who display malignant narcissism and/or antisocial traits, so we can better protect ourselves from exploitation and abuse, set appropriate boundaries with others, and make informed decisions about who we keep in our lives.

If you rarely get a chance to have a reciprocal conversation with a person, you’re acting as their audience to a monologue and not as a friend. You also deserve to be listened to and deserve to talk about any problems in your life.

Being grateful shouldn’t be set aside for the holidays; it should be a way of life.