It’s the happiest time of the year – unless you’re spending it with a narcissist.
Narcissists are nightmares most of the time, and holidays are no exception. Experts say getting through Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s, birthdays and other special occasions with them can be especially taxing.
That’s because narcissists are never satisfied unless they’re the center of attention. When they feel like they’re not, they’ll cause all hell to break loose, ruining even the most special of holidays for pretty much everyone around them.
“Holidays can be really tough with a narcissistic person because so much of what makes the holiday so difficult is expectations,” says Ramani Durvasula, a psychologist and author of the book “It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People,” coming Feb. 20. “We have childhood visions of it. We have visions that are sold to us. There’s things we hope for. And, invariably, the narcissistic person, just like they overpower and dominate everything else, they’re going to want to overpower and dominate this and do it the way they want.”
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What are narcissists like during holidays?
Chelsey Cole, a psychotherapist and author of “If Only I’d Known: How to Outsmart Narcissists, Set Guilt-Free Boundaries, and Create Unshakeable Self-Worth,” says narcissists consistently ruin holidays, as they do any event that’s not exclusively about them.
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