Shahida Arabi
Shahida is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University. She is a published researcher and author of Power: Surviving and Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse and Breaking Trauma Bonds with Narcissists and Psychopaths. Her books have been translated into 16+ languages all over the world. Her work has been featured on Salon, HuffPost, Inc., Bustle, Psychology Today, Healthline, VICE, NYDaily News and more. For more inspiration and insight on manipulation and red flags, follow her on Instagram here.
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Psychopathic and Narcissistic Women Display These 4 Sadistic Behaviors In Relationships
A female narcissist or female psychopath (a rarer occurrence) is someone who hides behind a seemingly sweet-tempered demeanor, moral absolutism, and haughtiness to conceal her true lack of empathy, contempt, callousness, and condescending bullying behaviors. Here are four sadistic behaviors you may notice them engaging in according to a researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy,…
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Break Up With Your Boyfriend If You See These 3 Signs
Sometimes it’s time to break up with a partner who is mistreating you. Here are the three signs you need to do so immediately. There’s a presence of any kind of verbal or emotional abuse. If they’re calling you names, dishing out covert put-downs, withdrawing affection to punish you, making you feel deflated during happy…
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Signs He’s Playing Mind Games With You
Is it love? Or is it manipulation and mind games? Here are five signs your partner may be playing twisted psychological games to keep you focused on them and to have more power and control over you. They blow hot and cold, love bombing you one minute and withdrawing the next. You initially felt like you…
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3 Reasons INFJs (The Rarest Myers-Briggs Type) Are Targeted By Narcissists
The rarest personality type is INFJ (standing for Introversion, Intuition, Feeling, Judging) and is estimated to make up 1-2% of the population. The Myers-Briggs personality type indicator test (MBTI) may have fallen under scrutiny in the past few years, but psychologists who have analyzed the criticism assert that it is not any less valid or reliable than any other personality…
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Narcissists Who Are Jealous Of You Display These 4 Subtle Behaviors in Relationships
A researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy shares the four behaviors that indicate a narcissist is envious and jealous of you.
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People Who Seem ‘Moral’ and ‘Mature’ But Are Actually Narcissistic Display These 3 Subtle Behaviors
Are they really "moral" and "mature" or are they narcissistic? A researcher specializing in narcissism reveals the three subtle signs you're dealing with a covert manipulator in dating and relationships.
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‘It Ends With Us’ Is The Most Heartbreaking Romance in Movie History — Here’s Why
It Ends With Us just came out. How does it stack up to the rest of Hollywood?
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People With Emotional Mastery Never Do These 5 Things in Relationships (But Narcissists Do)
In a previous article, I discussed what women with emotional mastery tend to do in dating and relationships that draw in high-quality partners. But how do people in general behave when they have emotional mastery, and how does it differ from the ways dark personalities behave in relationships? Project their own flaws and shortcomings onto…
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Psychopaths Display These 4 Sadistic Emotional Habits in Romantic Relationships
A researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy shares the four emotional habits that can help you identify a psychopath in relationships.
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5 Ways Women Can Avoid Narcissists In Dating
Narcissists can be male or female, yet women seeking relationships encounter specific dangers in the dating world due to an increased risk of violence, misogyny, double standards, and the traps of hookup culture. Here’s how you can protect yourself from dating narcissists if you’re a woman who hopes to have a healthy relationship in the…
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‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Is The Most Disturbing Mystery Thriller on Netflix — Here’s Why
I binge-watched the latest murder mystery thriller series on Netflix during a stormy evening—the perfect setting for this disturbing television show. Having picked up the popular book A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson many years ago, the title was immediately familiar to me even though the intricate plot twists and turns had long…
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4 Romance Movies That Will Raise Your Standards In Love (And Change Your Dating Life Forever)
Some movies just hit you right in the heart--and make you have much higher standards when it comes to love.
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4 Dating Rules That Will Change Your Love Life As A Woman Forever (And Attract High-Quality Men)
Treat dating as a potential liability, not an automatic benefit. Many women are conditioned to approach dating and relationships as if there’s a heightened sense of urgency to “find the one.” As a result, they tend to choose partners out of a need for validation or to derive a sense of self-worth from their relationship…
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Psychopaths Look For Women With These 4 Surprising Traits In Romantic Relationships
A researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy shares the traits psychopaths look for in their victims.
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People Who Seem ‘Generous’ But Are Actually Narcissists Display These 4 Subtle Behaviors
A researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy reveals the four behaviors that expose a seemingly “generous” person as a narcissist.
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4 Things Psychopaths Do In Romantic Relationships (That Empathic People Never Do)
A researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy reveals the four behaviors psychopaths engage in when in romantic relationships that give them away.
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Narcissists Fear These 4 Types of People (See If You’re One Of Them)
There are four types of people narcissists and psychopaths fear - are you one of them?
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Only Psychopaths Do These 4 Things In Relationships (People With Empathy Don’t)
How would you know if were in a relationship with a psychopath? A researcher specializing in narcissism and psychopathy shares the four tell-tale signs you may be dealing with a psychopathic partner rather than an empathic one.