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Haman in the Bible: Eight Signs of a Narcopath
Narcopath is a pop psychology term, but a useful one in that it refers to a person who exhibits not only the typical symptoms of a narcissist but also two or more symptoms of an anti-social personality disorder. As one reads the book of Esther, the full impact of Haman’s narcopathic tendencies reveal themselves. But before we take a look at the long list of Haman’s character flaws, it is useful to understand him on a more metaphorical level within the book of Esther. Haman was an Agagite. This meant that he descended from King Agag of the Amalekites, a tribe that God commanded King Saul to wipe out in…
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Traits of Narcissists: 12 More According to Paul
The various traits of narcissists as told by Paul is so extensive it is taking two full blogs to cover the list. I am going to attempt to list twelve of the traits that I missed in my first post. I consider these traits of narcissists as important as the first list. ( see here) I suppose that the first time I read 2 Timothy 3, I was too enmeshed in an abusive system to really understand the moral weight of it. Later, I read it without really understanding the term, narcissist, but began to see the correlations between what I suffered at the hands of my ex and the…
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Gaslighting 101: Eight Signs You’re a Victim
Gaslighting was a way of life for me while I was married to my narcissistic ex-husband. I just didn’t know it. Later, as I became aware of the various techniques of gaslighting, I realized that I had been a gullible victim of this technique. Perhaps I shouldn’t say gullible. The truth is that many victims of narcissistic abuse don’t discern what is happening because their own hearts are not evil. People have a tendency to perceive reality through the lens of their own motivations. If their motivations are pure, it rarely occurs them that others have wicked intent. I frequently get emails from victims of narcissistic abuse. Often, I try…