In my previous blog - “When Someone Is More Than Difficult: Dealing with a Narcissist” - I differentiate between some of the buzzwords currently in use and explain why “narcissistic” isn’t an appropriate descriptor for every behavior by a jerk that displeases or upsets someone. “Toxic” is another buzzword people use interchangeably with “narcissistic” as a way to quickly label a person who has pissed them off. I admit that I am concerned about people casually using those term

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