Navigating narcissistic relationships can be fraught

+ ChatGPT-style tech, access and global inequality US Edition - Today's top story: A little bit of narcissism is normal and healthy – here's how to tell when it becomes pathological [View in browser]( US Edition | 3 March 2023 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( In recent years, and particularly during the Trump era, pop psychology terms like narcissism and self-aggrandizement have become a regular part of the American lexicon. Most of us have probably been guilty of playing armchair psychologist at some point, referring to the narcissistic behaviors of a partner, family member or co-worker. A certain degree of self-promotion, confidence and pride in one’s achievements is normal and healthy, explains April Nisan Ilkmen, a licensed marriage and family therapist and a doctoral candidate at Adler University. But when behavior crosses over into lies and manipulative communication for personal gain, it’s no longer healthy – [it can be pathological and a sign of narcissistic personality disorder](, she writes. Narcissistic abuse can be hard to recognize and relationships with a narcissistic partner the hardest to treat, Ilkmen says, because the narcissist is “adept at persuading their partner that they are the dysfunctional one.” Also today: - [Challenges of keeping female workers in tech]( - [GOP’s evolving strategy of attracting voters of color]( - [Think you’re on top of the news? Take our weekly quiz!]( Amanda Mascarelli Senior Health and Medicine Editor There is a major distinction between healthy and pathological narcissism. Joos Mind/The Image Bank via Getty Images [A little bit of narcissism is normal and healthy – here’s how to tell when it becomes pathological]( April Nisan Ilkmen, Adler University Narcissistic abuse in relationships can take the form of extreme emotional abuse. 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