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When Barbara Swafford asked me to do a follow-up guest post on narcissism for her site, Observation Mountain, we marveled that the first one (What is Narcissism and How Can You Spot a Narcissist?) is still a top referrer of visitors to PassingThru. This tells us more than ever, people are looking for answers on how to deal with those who exhibit narcissistic behaviors and create problems for others. It’s possible that social media is responsible for this increase, as Facebook and Twitter in particular appear to be virtual playgrounds within which online emotional predators can easily operate.
My co-author, Lori Hoeck, and I never envisioned the on-going success of our e-book, The Narcissist: A User’s Guide, which is still being downloaded on a daily basis, even though it is almost two years old (click here for a preview of the book). I was happy to respond to Barbara’s request for a timely update on how social media can impact these complicated and frustrating relationships with this: Facebook – The New Playground for Narcissists. Head over and check it out!
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- Facebook – The New Playground For Narcissists (observationmountain.com)
- How NOT to Date a Narcissist (navigatingvita.com)
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Peter and Betsy Wuebker are location-independent professionals who share what they know about travel, simplicity and integrating work with life. 
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Hi Betsy. This is a great article. What I’ve learned in dealing with narcissistic behaviour is that narcissists don’t have empathy for other folk. As much as you think they might change, they won’t. This is true especially when dealing with them online; it’s easier for them to not care about the impact of their actions when you’re just another number. They have a wider audience so it inflates their ego even more. A lot of folk just don’t realize who/what they’re dealing with (maybe that is a good thing, sometimes).
I agree that keeping conversations positive helps; it humours them, but I’ve learned that keeping your distance is best. Even positive interaction feeds their need for attention and strokes their ego.
Hi Betsy .. thanks for posting this again .. I’ve emailed link to a blogger in Oz – who’s interested … very glad to know you are reaching such a large audience.
Like Davina .. I just stay away .. people are incredibly filled with their own importance – I just don’t need to be there. Difficult if a family member is involved .. not sure what to do there .. I stay away and probably will continue to do so .. not always possible.
I was a light and sound ‘talk’ this a.m. and Emma was saying that subliminal messages that we get from being couch potatoes are the force for a lot of stress, depression, and ADD etc etc … Interesting I found it …
Cheers for now – so pleased Barbara asked you to repost and then post here too .. Hilary
Hilary has an awesome blog post here: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – Steve Jobs and Brain Pickings
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