“In order to understand how and exactly why narcissists use these platforms for such petty power plays, it’s essential that we remember that they tend to be insatiable in their attention-seeking and their desire to create harems of people who adore them.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Social Media, malignant narcissists, triangulation, Covert Manipulation, digital age
“Social media is a veritable playground for malignant narcissists. It gives them easy access to multiple victims and the ability to manufacture love triangles in covert, insidious ways.”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Social Media, malignant narcissists, triangulation, Covert Manipulation, digital age
“Research reveals that online trolls possess the Dark Tetrad traits of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism. In other words, online narcissists take sadistic pleasure in provoking others. So it’s no wonder that many narcissists in cyberspace are the types who hand out death and rape threats a…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Social Media, malignant narcissists, triangulation, Covert Manipulation, digital age
“Yet for a malignant narcissist, this behavior goes beyond self-absorbed selfies; it ventures onto a complete lack of self-awareness and empathy for others. Not everyone with numerous photos and thousands of friends will meet the criteria for full-fledged narcissism nor should these be the sole indic…”— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Social Media, malignant narcissists, triangulation, Covert Manipulation, digital age