Psychology

15 Signs You Were Raised by a Narcissistic Parent

Narcissistic Personality Disorder is something we’re fascinated by. In fact, our first post on According to Chren was: Think You’re Dating a Narcissist? Here’s How to Tell.

We decided to shift focus for this blog post and talk about narcissistic parents. Most people don’t realize that their parent or parents are narcissists until they reach adulthood, which is sad, because it leads to them dealing with trauma and PTSD for many years after moving out.

We co-wrote this post with Rocking Specter, who grew up with a narcissistic mother. The goal of this post is to help people recognize the personality traits of narcissistic parents so you can be aware of problematic behaviors. The worst thing you can do is normalize this type of behavior, leading you to expect to be treated badly in your life.

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments and either we or Rocking Specter will do our best to answer them.

This blog post is all about how to tell if you were raised by a narcissistic parent.

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Lifestyle, Relationships

Gaslighting: How to Spot this Toxic Behavior 

You voted on which relationship topic you wanted to hear about and the clear winner was gaslighting. We’ve seen this topic become even more popular recently because of Katie Thurston’s season of the Bachelorette. Katie’s fight with contestant Greg Grippo sparked debate on social media about who was in the wrong and did Greg really gaslight Katie?

In this post we’ll go over what gaslighting is, where the term came from and our tips for how to spot this toxic behavior. Keep reading to learn how to tell when someone is gaslighting you.

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