
Our Most Popular Villains Explain Narcissistic Traits
From fairy tales to classic literature to legends and lore, I have noticed that the same metaphors keep coming up to explain narcissistic traits both formally and informally– in the jargon on narcissism, in the literature for survivors, and across the forums and the Internet. It’s not surprising that stories are being used to help explain narcissistic traits. Narcissistic abuse can have the disjointed feel of dreams and nightmares when you try to put words to it. Its largely psychological terrain primes it for allegorical comparisons that can be made through familiar and nearly universal stories to illuminate what feels...