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Parsing out Paranoia, Paranoid Personality, and Paranoid Schizophrenia

Parsing out Paranoia, Paranoid Personality, and Paranoid Schizophrenia

What do paranoia, paranoid personality disorder, and paranoid schizophrenia have in common? Not nearly as much as you would think! Here, I help parse out all the perplexing paranoia/d packages.

doc-fish Doc Fish
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Paranoid Personality Subtypes

Paranoid Personality Subtypes

Despite how ridiculously underresearched paranoid personality disorder is, we still have some literature on its different flavors and presentations. The more severe, the more dangerous…take a peek at the subtypes of paranoid personality disorder!

doc-fish Doc Fish
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Paranoid Personality or Borderline Personality? | The Unstable Duo

Paranoid Personality or Borderline Personality? | The Unstable Duo

Paranoid personalities and borderline personalities can be difficult to distinguish because of many overlaps. Can it be done? In this blog, we parse out the differences between these two unstable personalities.

doc-fish Doc Fish
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Paranoid Personality: The Post-Pandemic Narcissist?

Paranoid Personality: The Post-Pandemic Narcissist?

Paranoid personality disorder is not often discussed, but did you know they can look like narcissists? Not only are these types very common and hiding in plain sight, but paranoid personalities are often more dangerous than narcissists! Read on to learn more about the paranoid personality that might be hiding in your life!

doc-fish Doc Fish
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50 Shades of Personality Darkness

50 Shades of Personality Darkness

What personality traits and disorders are the most dangerous? I found a researcher who was kind enough to create an entire Spectrum of Negative Personality to help us understand! Let’s dive into the dark parts of personality!

doc-fish Doc Fish
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How Malignant Narcissists Rise to Power

How Malignant Narcissists Rise to Power

Does the 90s research about malignant narcissists in power still hold true today? You may find that there’s nothing new under the sun! In this blog, we reveal the dangerous life cycle of narcissists in power and why we keep falling for their charm. Together, let’s explore the rise, reign, and unraveling of malignant narcissistic leaders—how they gain power during national crises, manipulate followers through illusion and ego, and ultimately leave chaos in their wake.

doc-fish Doc Fish
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The Malignant Narcissist

The Malignant Narcissist

Interacting with a narcissist is not a pleasant experience, but are there “worse” narcissists than others? It seems so… There’s a pretty dangerous form of narcissism that takes us down a dark path of personality.

doc-fish Doc Fish
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A Helpful, 'Saintly' Narcissist?! - Unpacking Communal Narcissism

A Helpful, 'Saintly' Narcissist?! - Unpacking Communal Narcissism

Narcissists are self-focused, exploitative, entitled, and basically the opposite of helpful…right? Well, actually there’s some newer research that discovered a different kind of narcissism that could be hidden right in your community…

doc-fish Doc Fish
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4 Subtypes of Narcissism: Grandiose, Communal, Malignant, and Vulnerable

4 Subtypes of Narcissism: Grandiose, Communal, Malignant, and Vulnerable

You’ve heard a ton of different labels associated with narcissism. Here, we discuss the four most common types of narcissism that is currently talked about in our society.

doc-fish Doc Fish
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What's Up with Covert/Overt and Vulnerable/Grandiose Narcissism?

What's Up with Covert/Overt and Vulnerable/Grandiose Narcissism?

Ever hear of overt, covert, grandiose, and/or vulnerable narcissism? Did you know that most information on the internet isn’t explaining it right? Check out what’s actually going on with narcissism!

doc-fish Doc Fish
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